Cloudflare CEO expects many more vulnerabilities like php2shell
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Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince told Reuters he expects a stretch of years with frequent serious vulnerabilities like php2shell and Broccoli2Shell, driven by growing use of AI to hunt for bugs. Cloudflare says it detected and blocked php2shell attacks early, and it knows of other severe flaws in critical software.
Why it ranked
No. 114 of 124 with a score of 0.55. The panel rated it highest on audience breadth (0.72) and new information (0.66), lowest on technical depth (0.31). The judges disagreed most on new information (spread 0.55), so the story is marked contested.
Every answer behind this is in the table under Score.
Score
0.55total under rubric v2.2Contestedjudges differ by 0.55 on new information
- Significance0.56
- Reader interest0.64
- Audience breadth0.72
- Practical relevance0.58
- Substantiated0.44
- Technical depth0.31
- New information0.66
- Counts against: Promotional0.06
- Counts against: Overclaim0.23
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance | 0.61 | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.56 | 0.27 | +0.24 | +0.134 |
| Reader interest | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.78 | 0.64 | 0.23 | +0.26 | +0.166 |
| Audience breadth | 0.89 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.29 | +0.13 | +0.093 |
| Practical relevance | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.72 | 0.58 | 0.27 | +0.22 | +0.127 |
| Substantiated | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0.25 | +0.05 | +0.022 |
| Technical depth | 0.43 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.23 | +0.05 | +0.016 |
| New information | 0.83 | 0.30 | 0.85 | 0.66 | 0.55 , above the contested threshold | +0.05 | +0.033 |
| Promotional | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.10 | −0.19 | −0.012 |
| Overclaim | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.12 | −0.11 | −0.025 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.555 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.554 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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