Description
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."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- creLoaded 6.15 - 'HTMLAREA' Automated Perl EDB-1446 · webapps · Jan 24, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- creloaded-files-auth-bypass(24377) vdb-entry
- 20060203 vendor ack/fix: 22793: CRE Loaded files.php Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (fwd) mailing-list
- 22793 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-0373 vdb-entry
- 16415 vdb-entry
- 18648 third-party-advisory