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There isn't an easy exploit for this PHP vulnerability

Article URL: https://eliastaylor.com/noexploit/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188948 Points: 371 # Comments: 173

The recent PHP vulnerability has not seen an easy exploit, despite numerous claims to the contrary. While there are thousands of potential exploits available on GitHub, they do not work against a vanilla PHP instance. Some people may have assumed that large language models (LLMs) could easily create an exploit, but this has not been the case.

The exploit requires a severe code-level vulnerability on the server, which is not common for PHP applications. The vulnerability is not as easy to exploit as previous high-profile bugs like Log4Shell or Heartbleed. Many people are relying on LLMs to create exploits, but this is leading to false positives and cheating. The vulnerability is significant, but exploiting it is significantly harder than people are making it out to be.

It is crucial to patch servers to address this issue, even though it may not be as easy as other vulnerabilities.

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