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PHP Security Alerts

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Thought we should have a thread for PHP security issues people come across.

If you see a PHP security issue post it here (with resolution if possible).
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This article doesn't have a solution but it points out a security issue with assert() in PHP 7:
...During a recent investigation, our team stumbled across some malicious code which is used to inject a .user.ini file into a PHP 7 environment and add zend.assertions = 1. Once this injection is accomplished, bad actors can leverage PHP’s assert() function to execute any malicious code they like...
Using assert() to Execute Malware in PHP 7 Environments
Sept 1/20
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