I will scan your public websites for the critical PHP vulnerability
Turning messy business processes into clean internal tools
About this Gig
The NCSC has warned that any organisation running PHP may be affected by CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, and says to start with internet-facing systems. This gig finds your public PHP.
What I do:
- Discover your public footprint from the domains you give me, including forgotten staging and old marketing sites
- Identify which assets run PHP and, where visible, which version and web server setup
- Compare against the patched releases
- Rate each asset: confirmed patched, likely exposed, or unknown
- Deliver a plain English, prioritised list of what to fix first
This is a non-intrusive scan. I check versions and configuration only. I do not try to exploit the flaw and I will not take your site down.
An honest limit: many servers hide their PHP version, and Linux distributions often patch without changing the version number. Some results will be "unknown" or "confirm on the server", and I will say so rather than guess. My internal inventory gig gives definitive answers.
Before I start I need a signed authorisation form and proof you control the domains. This protects both of us. I will send the form after you order. I only test what you own or control.
Server:
Apache HTTP
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Virtual private server
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Nginx
Operating system:
Linux
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Unix
FAQ
Will the scan take my site down?
It is designed not to. I send light requests, in a window we agree, and I never try to trigger the vulnerability.
Can you scan sites hosted by someone else?
Only the parts you control. Your host's own infrastructure needs the host's permission, so I list those as "ask the provider".
Do you test whether the flaw can be exploited?
No, deliberately. Triggering it risks crashing a live server. I check versions and configuration only.
Why do some results say "unknown"?
Servers often hide their PHP version, and Linux distributions backport fixes without changing it. I report that honestly rather than guess.
Do you need passwords or admin access?
No. The external scan needs only your domains, any IP ranges, and a signed authorisation form.
Do you fix what you find?
Not in this gig. My "update PHP" gig covers patching, and you can order it separately.

