---
id: "CVE-2026-116602"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116602"]
title: "SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System: path traversal in admin delete lets files be removed"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["other", "php", "self-hosted", "web-app"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T23:16:59+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T23:25:48+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T23:25:59+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116602", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T23:25:48+00:00"}]
---

# SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System: path traversal in admin delete lets files be removed

The admin/delete.php script passes the image_name argument to unlink() without sanitising it, so a crafted value can point outside the intended directory. A remote attacker can use this to delete arbitrary files the web server process can write to, and a public exploit exists.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T23:25:48+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116602

## From the sources

A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester Online Food Ordering System 1.0. This issue affects the function unlink of the file admin/delete.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument image_name results in path traversal. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.

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