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
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup SQL agent exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows and installs a level0 agent. CVE-2005-1272 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup SQL agent exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows and installs a level0 agent. CVE-2005-1272 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
VERITAS Backup Exec Agent exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2005-0773 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
MSRPC UMPNPMGR exploit This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Microsoft Windows Plug and Play service and installs a level0 agent (MS05-039). Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
PHP memory_limit exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the memory_limit function in PHP and installs a level0 agent. CVE-2004-0594 Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
IE javaprxy.dll COM Object Exploit This module tries to install a Level0 agent by exploiting a vulnerability in the "javaprxy.dll" COM Object when instantiated in Internet Explorer via a specially crafted HTML tag. CVE-2005-2087 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
SMB MS05-027 DoS By sending a specially crafted SMB packet, this exploit performs a Denial of Service attack on the target machine. CVE-2005-1206 Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
MSRPC MSMQ Buffer Overflow exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow in the Message Queuing component of Microsoft Windows allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted message and installing an agent. CVE-2005-0059 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
IE DHTML Object Memory Corruption exploit This module exploits a race condition in the memory management routines in the DHTML object processor in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

 CVE-2005-0553 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
MySQL MaxDB WebTool GET Request Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the MySQL MaxDB WebTool Server and installs a level0 agent.

 CVE-2005-0684 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional