# CVE-2026-76048: SourceCodester Simple Online Food Ordering System ajax.php login sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the login function to read or modify database contents in the Simple Online Food Ordering System.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x2q9-5vxq-r6px

## What is CVE-2026-76048?

CVE-2026-76048 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Online Food Ordering System, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw has been found in SourceCodester Simple Online Food Ordering System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /admin/ajax.php?action=login. Executing a manipulation of the argument Username can lead to sql injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76048?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-76048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-76048 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-76048 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2026-76048 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-76048 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Online Food Ordering System, published on 19 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-76048 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Simple Online 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-2026-76048/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76048/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76048
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76048
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-76048

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76048/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.