Category Archives: PHP PEAR

PHP PEAR Site Hacked; Tainted Package Available for Months

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The official PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) website has been shut down after an apparent hack caused the original PHP PEAR package manager to be replaced by attackers with a tainted version. The framework developers have taken the webs… Continue reading PHP PEAR Site Hacked; Tainted Package Available for Months→

Someone Hacked PHP PEAR Site and Replaced the Official Package Manager

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Beware! If you have downloaded PHP PEAR package manager from its official website in past 6 months, we are sorry to say that your server might have been compromised.

Last week, the maintainers at PEAR took down the official website of the PEAR (pear-p… Continue reading Someone Hacked PHP PEAR Site and Replaced the Official Package Manager→