A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Voting System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /ajax.php?action=delete_category. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00263.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

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Online Voting System Subscribe

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/lwcc223/CVE/issues/3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-86161 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/submit/895416 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/vuln/399286 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/vuln/399286/cti cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.sourcecodester.com/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Voting System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /ajax.php?action=delete_category. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used.
Title SourceCodester Online Voting System ajax.php delete_category sql injection
First Time appeared Sourcecodester
Sourcecodester online Voting System
Weaknesses CWE-74
CWE-89
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sourcecodester:online_voting_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sourcecodester
Sourcecodester online Voting System
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-06T02:30:07.476Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T09:48:33.587Z

Link: CVE-2026-86161

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-06T03:17:17.067

Modified: 2026-09-06T03:17:17.067

Link: CVE-2026-86161

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Updated: 2026-09-06T03:30:05Z

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