Security researchers at Amazon Threat Intelligence have reported that malicious actors began targeting vulnerabilities associated with PHP2Shell four days before the official security patches were released on Wednesday.
This timeline indicates that the flaw was actively exploited in the wild while still unpatched, highlighting the risks posed by the window between vulnerability discovery and the deployment of security updates. Amazon’s internal findings emphasize the importance of rapid threat detection and response in mitigating such security gaps.
The report provides a focused look at the exploitation lifecycle of these specific flaws, though the available information is limited regarding the specific nature of the vulnerabilities or the scope of the potential impact. Further analysis of the threat activity remains ongoing to understand the extent of the attempted exploitation.
Source: BleepingComputer
Original article: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-says-php2shell-exploitation-began-4-days-before-patches/
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