CVE-2026-86290: SQL Injection in SourceCodester Online Voting System
Description
CVE-2026-86290 is a medium severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Online Voting System version 1.0. It affects the /voting/ajax.php?action=save_category endpoint by allowing remote attackers to manipulate the Category parameter to execute SQL injection. The vulnerability is publicly known with exploit code available, but no official patch or remediation has been confirmed.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
SourceCodester
Online Voting System
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
SourceCodester Online Voting System 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the /voting/ajax.php?action=save_category endpoint. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization of the Category argument, allowing remote attackers to inject SQL commands. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9, indicating medium severity. Exploit code has been publicly released, but there is no information about an official patch or fix from the vendor.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the backend database. This could lead to unauthorized data access, data modification, or other database-related impacts depending on the database privileges of the application. However, the CVSS vector indicates low to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider implementing input validation or web application firewall rules to block malicious SQL injection payloads targeting the Category parameter.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-06T15:47:14.354Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9e7ee4acd9273b49497959
Added to database: 09/07/2026, 09:07:48 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 00:59:43 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 01:15:26 UTC
Views: 86
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