PHP code could be easily exploited to let hackers target Windows servers

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new vulnerability in PHP which could allow hackers to run malicious code remotely. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2’24-4577, and is described as a CGI argument injection vulnerability. At press time, it did not have a severity score assigned, but we do know that it affects all versions of PHP installed on the Windows operating system, and it was introduced when the team tried to patch a different flaw. As the researchers from DEVCORE explained, the vulnerability was introduced when patching CVE-2012-1823: "While implementing PHP, the team did not notice the Best-Fit feature of encoding...