PHP programming language developers issue new version fixing critical vulnerabilities

​Developers ​of ‌the PHP ​programming language said a ‌new version fixing two critical vulnerabilities was ‌now live and ‌strongly encouraged users to update immediately.

Government websites ⁠in ​Europe ⁠and elsewhere went offline ⁠on Wednesday after the ​disclosure of critical ⁠vulnerabilities in a widely used ⁠programming ​language led to website ⁠operators scrambling to protect ⁠their ⁠systems.