# CVE-2026-76997: SourceCodester Simple Online Food Ordering System SQL injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-76997-sourcecodester-simple-online-food-ordering-system-sql-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-20. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-76997 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.3 · Published 2026-08-20

SourceCodester's Simple Online Food Ordering System is a PHP/MySQL web application used to manage online food ordering operations. An attacker can inject malicious SQL commands through the category management interface without authentication, allowing unauthorized database access, data theft, modification, or deletion. This could expose customer orders, payment information, and other sensitive business data.

Technologies: [SourceCodester Simple Online Food Ordering System](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/simple-online-food-ordering-system). Vendors: [SourceCodester](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/sourcecodester).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-76997 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-76997 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-76997?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.3, published 20 August 2026.

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

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-76997?** 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-2026-76997 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-76997?** Check whether you run SourceCodester Simple Online 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

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in /fos/admin/ajax.php?action=save_category where the 'id' parameter is passed directly into SQL queries without proper input validation or prepared statements. The vulnerability is accessible remotely via POST request and requires no authentication, making it easily exploitable. An attacker can craft malicious SQL payloads in the 'id' parameter to execute arbitrary database queries, extract sensitive information via time-based or boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques, or modify/delete data. The recommended fix is to implement prepared statements with parameter binding, enforce strict input validation, apply the principle of least privilege to database user accounts, and conduct regular security audits.

## Affected products

- SourceCodester Simple Online Food Ordering System 1.0

## Timeline

- 2026-07-05: disclosed
- 2026-08-20: advisory

## References

- [https://github.com/hubdk01/cve/issues/3](https://github.com/hubdk01/cve/issues/3)
- [https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-76997](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-76997)

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