MS-ISAC has issued an alert related to a vulnerability that could allow for arbitrary code execution and a recommendation that all sites using PHP should update to the latest PHP version ASAP ( full alert is available here).
Since Magento Commerce relies on PHP, we recommend that all Merchants using Magento Commerce review necessary updates for PHP with their hosting provider. We also recommend that Merchants complete this review and any updates by September 30 in order to mitigate the vulnerability and to avoid PCI compliance issues that may go into effect as a result of these vulnerabilities at the end of the month. For those using Magento Commerce on our cloud infastructure, please find specific information on these changes here.
Per the alert, recommended patches for this vulnerability include:
- PHP 7.1: https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.1.32
- PHP 7.2: https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.2.22
- PHP 7.3: https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.3.9
If you would like more information on PHP and recent releases, you can visit PHP’s site. And if you have questions or would like more information on best practices for security, please check out our DevBlog article on Security.