SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System XSS in add_category.php
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SourceCodester | Online Food Ordering System | 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Online Food Ordering System VendorSourceCodester Affected 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-122190
- 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-ww56-cmv9-p2j3
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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Sources
- CVE-2026-122190 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-122190 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ww56-cmv9-p2j3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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