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PHP2Shell exploit bypasses protections designed to stop remote code execution

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“Adversaries are clearly spending time (and tokens) on this bug,” researcher says.

Researchers have developed a new exploit that shows how even Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) on an x86-64 server cannot stop the PHP2Shell vulnerability. VulnCheck, which made it available to only the company’s Initial Access Intelligence customers, also warned that threat actors are using AI to find even more ways to attack.

The team told us that it’s a “significant advance” because up until now, ASLR has been a major barrier to exploiting PHP2Shell on real-world servers. They don't expect that to hold, though.…

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