# CVE-2026-127284: SourceCodester Food Ordering System SQL injection in admin handler

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-127284-a-security-flaw-has-been-discovered-in-sourcecodester-food  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-13. Updated: 2026-11-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-127284 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.3 · Published 2026-11-13

SourceCodester Food Ordering System is a web application for managing food orders. A SQL injection vulnerability in the admin category management allows an attacker to manipulate database queries by crafting malicious input, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion of the entire database.

Vendors: [SourceCodester](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/sourcecodester).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-127284 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-127284 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-127284?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 13 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** SourceCodester Food Ordering System 1.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-127284?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-127284 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-127284?** Check whether you run SourceCodester Food Ordering System at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a SQL injection flaw in the admin/add_category.php file's Admin Write Handler component. Multiple parameters (title, description, price, current_image, featured, active, id) are processed without proper sanitization, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL commands. The attack can be initiated remotely and does not appear to require authentication.

## Affected products

- SourceCodester Food Ordering System 1.0

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/yuechuya/sourcecodester-vuln-reports/blob/main/reports/Food-Ordering-System/VULN-F2-Unauth-SQL-Injection.md](https://github.com/yuechuya/sourcecodester-vuln-reports/blob/main/reports/Food-Ordering-System/VULN-F2-Unauth-SQL-Injection.md)
- [https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-127284](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-127284)

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- [SourceCodester Food Ordering System unrestricted file upload](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-127283-a-vulnerability-was-identified-in-sourcecodester-food-ordering)