Core Certified Exploits

Library of expert validated exploits for safe and effective pen tests

Exploit development can be an advanced penetration testing skill that takes time to master. Additionally, when on a job, pen testers often don’t have the resources to create a new exploit. Many resort to searching for and using pre-written exploits that have not been tested and must go through the timely effort of quality assurance testing in order to ensure they are secure and effective.

Core Impact users can save time by finding all the up-to-date exploits they need in one place. We provide a robust library of exploits designed to enable pen testers to safely and efficiently conduct successful penetration tests. Whether written by our own internal team or by a third party like ExCraft, you can trust they have been thoroughly tested and validated by our experts.

The universe of vulnerabilities is huge and not all of them represent the same risk for the customers. Vulnerabilities do not all have the same level of criticality. Some may be easily exploitable by a low-level user, while others may not be exploitable at all. To increase the efficiency of the attacks and the quality of the exploits provided, the Core Impact team has developed selection criteria to prioritize its analysis and implementation. We determine which exploits warrant creation based on the following questions:

  • What are the most critical attacks from the attacker’s perspective?
  • What new vulnerabilities are more likely to be exploited in real attacks?
  • What exploits are the most valuable for Core Impact?

Once an exploit is approved, its priority order considers the following variables: 

  • Vulnerability Properties: CVE, disclosure date, access mechanism and privileges needed. 
  • Target Environment Setup: OS, application prevalence, version and special configurations needed. 
  • Value Provided to Core Impact: Customer request, usage in multiple attacks, allows the installation of an agent, etc. 
  • Technical Cost vs. Benefit: An analysis weighing the resources needed to build an exploit with the internal and external knowledge gained in its creation. 

Each one of these variables has a different weight and provides a ranking of the potential exploits to be developed. Following those criteria, the top of the list would contain, for example, a vulnerability on Windows (most popular OS) that can be exploited remotely, without authentication and that provides super user privileges. 

Correspondingly, a vulnerability on an application that is rarely installed, needs special configurations, and requires User Interaction, would be at the bottom.

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Title Description Date Added CVE Link Exploit Platform Exploit Type Product Name
Veeder-Root Automated Tank Gauge (ATG) Remote Configuration Disclosure This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Veeder-Root Automated Tank Gauge Windows Exploits / Remote SCADA
Progress MOVEit Transfer UserProcessPassChangeRequest SQL Injection Vulnerability Exploit An SQL Injection Vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute system commands. Windows Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
ElbyCDIO IO Driver Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in ElbyCDIO.SYS driver when handling a specially crafted IOCTL request. The vulnerability allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters. Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
VUPlayer CUE Buffer Overflow Exploit VUPlayer contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling .CUE files. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Easy Chat Server Authentication Request Buffer Overflow Exploit A remote user of vulnerable installations of Easy Chat Server can send a specially crafted password parameter to chat.ghp to trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft Outlook Moniker Link UNC Path Information Disclosure Exploit This exploit leverages an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook. By using a crafted path, unauthorized access can be obtained, allowing for the theft of NTLM hashes. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact
Apache RocketMQ Remote Command Execution Exploit Apache RocketMQ versions 5.1.0 and below are vulnerable to arbitrary code injection. Broker component of RocketMQ is leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as. Linux Exploits / Remote Impact
WebApps Cross-Site Scripting v9.0 rev 1 This update resolves a conflict found when interacting with a XSS vulnerablility in HTTPS pages. Exploits Impact Professional
Telnetd encrypt_keyid Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit Update A buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in Inetutils and Heimdal implementations of telnetd allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root permissions via a long encryption key.



This update adds support for Debian and newer FreeBSD platforms.
FreeBSD, Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
cslib improvements This update resolves an issue in cslib and One Link Multiple Clientsides Exploit Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Win2k agent improvements This update improves the functionality of the impact agent running in windows 2000. Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows OpenType Font Driver Vulnerability Exploit (MS15-078) Update 3 This module exploits a vulnerability in "atmfd.dll" Windows driver by loading a crafted OTF font.



This update adds support to "Low Integrity Level" bypass for "Windows 8.1" 32 bits by using a kernel memory leak (CVE-2015-2433).
Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Microsoft Office PowerPoint PPT 7 Memory Corruption Exploit (MS09-017) This module exploits a stack overflow on "pp7x32.dll" when it parses an inconsistent record length in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 95 (PPT95) native file format. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
CitectSCADA Buffer Overflow Exploit Remote exploitation of a buffer overflow vulnerability in CitectSCADA allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code by attackers. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
mDNSResponder buffer overflow exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mDNSResponder service running on certain versions of Apple Mac OS X. The vulnerability is exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted UPnP Internet Gateway Device (IGD) packet and installing an agent. Mac OS X Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Windows Shell Hardware Detection exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the 'detection and registration of new hardware' function of the Windows Shell; the vulnerability is exposed by a parameter that is not properly validated. The exploit allows a local user to escalate their privileges on a compromised Windows XP or Windows 2003 system. Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Novell Messenger Server Exploit This module sends a http request at nmma.exe service producing a buffer overflow and installs an agent. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
IE VML buffer overflow exploit update This module exploits a buffer overflow in the Microsoft Internet Explorer via a Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long fill parameter within a rect tag in a Vector Markup Language (VML) file. This update adds support for Windows XP and Windows 2003. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Jenkins XStream Java Library Deserialization Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploit Update Jenkins is prone to a remote vulnerability due to deserialization of untrusted inputs, allowing attackers to instantiate arbitrary Java objects leading to remote code execution.



There are several API endpoints that allow low-privilege users to POST XML files that then get deserialized by Jenkins. Maliciously crafted XML files sent to these API endpoints could result in arbitrary code execution.



This update adds support for HTTPS and IPv6. It also allows to change the application root path.
Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Netgear ProSafe Network Management System Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Exploit A vulnerability exists in the FileUpload2Controller servlet. This servlet allows unauthenticated file uploads.



By uploading a JSP file, an attacker can achieve remote code execution.

Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Oracle Java docBase Parameter Buffer Overflow Exploit The Java plugin for Internet Explorer is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow when processing the docBase parameter of a Java applet. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user by enticing the victim to visit a malicious web page.


Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Office Groove imm DLL Hijacking Exploit Microsoft Office Groove is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of imm.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .GRP file. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Movie Maker String Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS10-050) Microsoft Windows Movie Maker is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability. The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors when parsing strings in imported project files (.MSWMM).



WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module. It is a pre-released version in order to deliver a module as quickly as possible to our customers that may be useful in some situations. Since this module is not the final version it may contain bugs or have limited functionality and may not have complete or accurate documentation.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Office Outlook Linked Attachment Exploit (MS10-045) Update This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Outlook when verifying attachments that are attached using the ATTACH_BY_REFERENCE value of the PR_ATTACH_METHOD property in a specially crafted e-mail message.

This update uses WebDav.

Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
File Sharing Wizard HEAD Command Buffer Overflow Exploit File Sharing Wizard is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional