High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 7, 2026· Updated Sep 8, 2026

CVE-2026-86290

Description

A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Online Voting System 1.0. This affects an unknown function of the file /voting/ajax.php?action=save_category. This manipulation of the argument Category causes sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.

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Affected products

Sourcecodester/Online Voting Systemllm-fuzzy
Range: 1.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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Severity

HighCVSS v3.1

7.3/ 10

CVSS v45.5

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.43%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.47medium

cvss	0.474
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVE ID

CVE-2026-86290

Credits

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W5M1n9 (VulDB User)
reporter