---
id: CVE-2026-86290
title: A weakness has been identified in SourceCodester Online Voting System 1.0
summary: >-
  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 ca…
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-74
  - CWE-89
vendor: SourceCodester
product: Online Voting System
affected:
  - online_voting_system 1.0
published: '2026-09-07'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T16:18:26.703'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86290'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/W5M1n9/cve/issues/2'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-86290'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/906187'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/399452'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/399452/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://www.sourcecodester.com/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T15:58:14.301948Z'
epss: 0.00431
epssPercentile: 0.34576
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T15:33:26.975Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.