Related sites are being suspended one after another at central government ministries and agencies due to PHP defects

As of the 22nd, central ministries and agencies such as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and the Consumer Affairs Agency have taken steps to temporarily suspend some websites in response to a problem in which a serious vulnerability was discovered in the programming language PHP.

According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, in order to prevent data theft, site defacement, system hijacking, etc. using vulnerabilities, patch programs were applied and servers and related systems were urgently inspected. The inquiry form on the official website, which used PHP, has been temporarily suspended.

In addition, emergency maintenance was carried out on at least four other sites, including the ``Leading DX School Site,'' managed by the relevant department of the ministry. An administrative notice was sent to boards of education, universities, independent administrative agencies, etc. across the country requesting that they apply the revised program.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has suspended the publication of websites such as the ``nursing care service information disclosure system.'' There have been no reports of any damage, and the move is said to be a precautionary measure.

Starting on the 21st, the Consumer Affairs Agency temporarily suspended special websites such as the recall information site and conducted emergency maintenance. To date, no unauthorized access has been confirmed, and the plan is to gradually resume operations once the measures have been taken.