CRE Loaded 6.15 allows remote attackers to perform privileged actions, including uploading and creating arbitrary files, via a direct request to files.php. NOTE: the vendor states "The initial announcement of this risk was made on our website... and it included a patch which will close the vulnerability on all known 6.0x and 6.1x releases. We strongly encourage users of CRE Loaded 6.x, osCMax, and other users of osCommerce who have installed HTMLArea based WYSIWYG editors and Admin Access with Levels to modify thier installations at the earliest possible moment."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0478 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.69%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1446 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-01-24 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-02-14 | 7.61% | 8.69% | +1.08% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 8.88% | 7.61% | -1.27% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 8.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cre_loaded | cre_loaded | 6.15 | cpe:2.3:a:cre_loaded:cre_loaded:6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |