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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Microsoft Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit (CVE-2024-30085)
The Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver (cldflt.sys) present in Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which can result in out-of-bounds memory write to paged pool memory. This module allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Windows Error Reporting Privilege Escalation Exploit (CVE-2024-26169)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability has been identified in the Windows Error Reporting Service. This security flaw arises from improper privilege management, enabling local attackers with standard user permissions to escalate their privileges and gain unauthorized access to elevated system capabilities.
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credentials Vulnerability Checker
CVE-2024-28987 affects SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.8.3 Hotfix 1 and all previous versions due to the presence of hardcoded credentials in the application. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to access the REST API using Basic Authentication with predefined credentials (helpdeskIntegrationUser/dev-C4F8025E7), enabling them to read, modify, and create tickets.
Microsoft Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit (CVE-2024-38196)
The Common Log File System Driver (clfs.sys) present in Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a memory corruption vulnerability. This module allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by creating a specially crafted base log file.
Windows Common Log File System Driver LoadContainerQ Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in the LoadContainerQ function within clfs.sys. The root cause of this vulnerability is that LoadContainerQ uses CLFS_CONTAINER_CONTEXT.pContainer without verifying whether the FlushImage function has invalidated the General Metadata Block.
Microsoft Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit (CVE-2024-38144)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to the MS KS WOW Thunk kernel module allowing an integer overflow which can lead into a buffer overflow. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to run code with elevated privileges.
Enhance identity management in exploits. * Linked created identities in the Module Output: Added a reference to the created identity in the Module Output. * Added Validated and Validated in properties to identities: Ensured that created identities include Validated=True and are associated with the target (Validated in) where they were verified.
Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver UAF Privilege Excalation Exploit (CVE-2024-38193)
A critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys), allows attackers to escalate privileges. It stems from a race condition in the Registered I/O (RIO) extension for Windows sockets, between the functions AfdRioGetAndCacheBuffer() and AfdRioDereferenceBuffer().
Ivanti Connect Secure contains a stack-based buffer overflow that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute system commands in the context of the nr user.
Microsoft Office Spoofing NTLMv2 Disclosure Vulnerability Exploit
The vulnerability exploits Office URI schemes to redirect HTTP requests to UNC paths using redirection. This enables attackers to bypass URI restrictions and capture NTLMv2 hashes.
This issue allows unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on the server due to a command injection vulnerability in the `cmd_realtime.php` file. The vulnerability arises when the `register_argc_argv` option of PHP is enabled, which is the default setting in many environments. The `$poller_id` used in command execution is sourced from `$_SERVER['argv']`, which can be manipulated through URLs when this option is enabled. This module exploits this vulnerability sending a special request to 'cmd_realtime.php' that sets $_SERVER['argv'] into an os command.
Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager SQL Injection Vulnerability Exploit
An SQL injection vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP Next Central Manager may allow unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authentication in the target application.
The vulnerability is localized to the account_mgr.cgi script, particularly in the handling of the cgi_user_add command. The name parameter in this script does not adequately sanitize input, allowing for command execution.
Tinycontrol LAN Controller v3 Reset Factory Settings
Remote Denial Tinycontrol LAN Controller
Windows
Denial of Service / Remote
SCADA
Longjing Technology Battery Energy Management System API Remote Arbitrary File Download
Longjing Technology Battery Energy Management System (BEMS) Directory Traversal
Exploits / Remote File Disclosure
SCADA
Nagios XI monitoringwizard SQL Injection vulnerability Exploit
The CVE-2024-24401 vulnerability in Nagios XI version 2024R1.01 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code through an SQL injection in the monitoringwizard.php component. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVE-2024-24402 vulnerability affects Nagios XI version 2024R1.01, enabling a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script targeting the /usr/local/nagios/bin/npcd component.
Microsoft Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit (CVE-2024-30090)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to the MS KS WOW Thunk kernel module allowing untrusted pointer dereference. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to run code with elevated privileges.
An authentication bypass vulnerability in Progress OpenEdge allows unauthenticated remote attackers to authenticate in the target application as NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM.
Palo Alto Networks OS (PAN-OS) Remote Code Execution Exploit
An authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software(CVE-2024-0012) enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges to perform administrative actions. A privilege escalation vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software(CVE-2024-9474) allows a PAN-OS administrator with access to the management web interface to perform actions on the firewall with root privileges. This module exploits these two vulnerabilities CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474 in order to deploy an agent.