Claus Pescha

Critical PHP security vulnerability – your website is already protected

Dear {name} {surname},

Today, the development team behind the PHP programming language – on which WordPress, and therefore your website, is based – has issued an urgent security alert. Two critical vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute malicious code on affected servers without requiring login credentials. The PHP team recommends that all site operators update immediately.

The good news is that you don’t need to do anything.

All websites hosted by our hosting partner Raidboxes are now running on the latest version of PHP, 8.5.12. This means that the security vulnerability on these web spaces has been resolved.

I’m keeping an eye on the migration and will be checking over the next few days to ensure that all the features of your website are working as usual. However, if you do notice anything out of the ordinary, please feel free to contact me directly.

How to check your website’s PHP version

If you’d like to see for yourself: my own plugin, ND Dashboard, is installed on all the websites I manage. Among other things, it displays the most important server information. Log in to WordPress and scroll right to the bottom of the admin dashboard homepage. In the footer, you’ll see the current PHP version; it should say 8.5.12 (see screenshot).

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Warm regards

Claus Pescha