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SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System XSS in add_category.php

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-94.

Summary

SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System 1.0 contains a cross-site scripting flaw in the admin/add_category.php file of its Category Management component. Improper neutralization of input lets the category_title argument inject script into web pages, and a remote attacker with high privileges and user interaction can trigger it. A public exploit has been released.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file admin/add_category.php of the component Category Management. Performing a manipulation of the argument category_title results in cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SourceCodesterOnline Food Ordering System1.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Online Food Ordering System VendorSourceCodester Affected 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:online_food_ordering_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——SourceCodester
  • cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:online_food_ordering_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·SourceCodester

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-122190
  2. 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-ww56-cmv9-p2j3
  3. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

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Sources