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SecurityOctober 25, 2026, 06:37

OpenAI's php2shell checker returned UNKNOWN for all 65 sites tested

OpenAI released openai/php2shell-checker, a 99-line Node tool that flags vulnerable PHP versions by scanning Server and X-Powered-By headers. Run against 65 real websites, it returned UNKNOWN every time: 64 sites expose no PHP version, and mariadb.org sends only its hoster's name, Seravo.

OpenAI's php2shell checker returned UNKNOWN for all 65 sites tested
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