Your WordPress site runs on PHP. PHP has a critical hole.
Two new flaws in PHP itself let attackers take over a server without logging in. Updating WordPress, your theme or your plugins does not fix them. The PHP runtime underneath has to be upgraded and restarted.
Is the PHP WordPress & WooCommerce runs on affected?
Run php -v on the server. A patched version on disk only protects you after every PHP worker restarts. Distro packages can carry backported fixes under older version numbers, so we confirm against your vendor's changelog.
What makes these sites a target.
Plugins hold sites on old PHP
Many sites stay on PHP 7.4 or 8.0 because an old plugin or theme breaks on newer versions. Those versions are end of life and will never get this fix.
Security plugins can't stop it
Plugin firewalls run inside PHP, after PHP has already parsed the request. These flaws are in that parsing and in PHP's memory handling.
Stores take uploads and big forms
WooCommerce checkout, product imports and media uploads all send large form posts, which is the kind of request these exploits use.
"My host updates PHP" may not be enough
A package update on disk leaves the old code running in PHP-FPM or LiteSpeed workers until they restart. We confirm the running workers are patched.
How we fix it on WordPress & WooCommerce.
The first commands we run, read-only:
wp --info # PHP version WP-CLI runs under php -v # CLI binary on the server systemctl list-units --type=service | grep -Ei 'php|lsws|httpd|apache2'
Inventory
We find each site's PHP version (WP-CLI or Tools > Site Health) and list the plugins and themes that limit upgrades.
Stage and test
We clone the site to staging, move it to a patched PHP 8.2+ release, and test checkout, forms and admin screens.
Upgrade and restart
We upgrade PHP in production and restart PHP-FPM, Apache or LiteSpeed so no vulnerable worker stays alive.
Harden the edge
We add WAF rules that block oversized and malformed form posts, while leaving wp-admin uploads and WooCommerce imports working.
Any cloud, any VPS, any server.
The fix is the same everywhere: a patched PHP build, restarted workers and hardened settings. We work on VMs, containers, Kubernetes, serverless runtimes and control-panel hosting.
Pick how much you want us to do.
Exposure check
- Every PHP version and server you run, listed
- Clear verdict: exposed or not, and how urgent
- Written report with next steps
Fixed fee, credited toward remediation
Guided remediation
- Upgrade plan for your platform and hosting
- Temporary hardening while you wait
- Edge and WAF rules written for your routes
- We review your team's work and verify it
Hourly or fixed package
Full repair and upgrade
- Staging test, upgrade and rollback plan
- Patched PHP on every server and container
- All workers restarted and verified
- Hardening, monitoring and a closing report
Fixed quote per environment
Patch watch
- We track PHP and platform advisories
- Quarterly version and config checks
- Priority response for the next critical CVE
Monthly retainer
From first call to verified fix.
Authorize
You sign a short scope and authorization. We don't scan or touch any system without it.
Inventory
We record every PHP version, server, container and worker process in scope.
Plan
You get a fixed quote, a schedule and a rollback plan before any change.
Patch and restart
We upgrade PHP and restart every worker so no vulnerable code stays in memory.
Verify
We confirm the fix on every host and hand over a written report.
Don't restart the server yet.
If you see shells or tools like curl launched by PHP processes, PHPSESSID cookies longer than 256 bytes, or a spike in PHP worker crashes, contact us before you patch. Restarting wipes the memory evidence that shows what an attacker did. We preserve that evidence first, then work with an incident response firm if the investigation needs one.
WordPress & WooCommerce questions.
Will upgrading PHP break my plugins?
It can, which is why we test on a staging copy first. When a plugin is abandoned, we recommend a maintained replacement before we switch over.
I'm on managed WordPress hosting. Do I need this?
Possibly not. Many managed hosts patch automatically. Our exposure check confirms the PHP version your site actually runs and whether the workers were restarted.
Does the WooCommerce store need to go offline?
Usually not. We upgrade in a short maintenance window and keep a rollback ready.
Find out where you stand this week.
Tell us what you run on WordPress & WooCommerce and where it's hosted. We'll reply within one business day with a time for the exposure check.
Include your platform, approximate number of sites or servers, and your hosting provider.