# CVE-2026-19916: code-projects Online Food Order System edit_food_items.php cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the dname parameter in edit_food_items.php, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5493-577g-p224

## What is CVE-2026-19916?

CVE-2026-19916 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Online Food Order System, published on 15 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in code-projects Online Food Order System 1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file edit_food_items.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument dname results in cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may 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-2026-19916?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-19916?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-19916 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19916 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-19916 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-19916 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in code-projects Online Food Order System, published on 15 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2026-19916 exists.

Affected product: code-projects Online Food Order 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-2026-19916/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19916/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19916
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19916
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19916

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19916/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.