# CVE-2025-12298: code-projects Simple Food Ordering System editcategory.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the pname argument in editcategory.php, potentially compromising user sessions or executing code.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 27 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v477-vfvp-p23v

## What is CVE-2025-12298?

CVE-2025-12298 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Simple Food Ordering System, published on 27 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in code-projects Simple Food Ordering System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /editcategory.php. The manipulation of the argument pname leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12298?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fabian Simple Food Ordering System.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-12298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-12298 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-12298 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in code-projects Simple Food Ordering System

- [CVE-2025-12378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12378/): code-projects Simple Food Ordering System addproduct.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-12301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12301/): code-projects Simple Food Ordering System editproduct.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-11396](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11396/): code-projects Simple Food Ordering System product.php sql injection (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-6161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6161/): SourceCodester Simple Food Ordering System editproduct.php unrestricted upload (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-13290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13290/): code-projects Simple Food Ordering System saveorder.php sql injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-12298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-12298 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Simple Food Ordering System, published on 27 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-12298 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Simple Food Ordering System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12298/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-12298

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.