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
TFTPServer SP Buffer Overflow Exploit Update This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of Error Packet for overwrite all the .bss section and some portion of the .idata section. This module add the service specification tag. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Microsoft Office Drawing Format Shape Exploit (MS09-062) This module exploits a memory corruption in Microsoft Office Powerpoint when parsing a .PPT document with a specially crafted msofbtOPT record type. 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
Cerberus FTP Server Long Command DoS Cerberus FTP Server is prone to a denial-of-service. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of overly long arguments passed via FTP commands. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
osCommerce Arbitrary File Upload Exploit osCommerce Online Merchant 2.2 RC2a is vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Upload without the need to be authenticated. This leads to arbitrary PHP code execution in the context of the webserver. This module tries to install a RFI agent if the Web Application is vulnerable. It will fail if the webserver is not allowed to write on the document root of the vulnerable web application. Exploits/Remote File Inclusion/Known Vulnerabilities Impact
EMC Captiva QuickScan KeyHelp ActiveX Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the keyhelp.ocx control included in EMC Captiva QuickScan application. The vulnerability is triggered when the JumpURL() method processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
MS SMB 2.0 Negociate Protocol Request Remote Exploit Update 2 This update uses two different methods to exploit the targets, and it also improves the exploited target stability when repairing the SMB service. This module exploits a vulnerability on srv2.sys via a SMB 2 malformed packet. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Linux Kernel Sock_Sendpage Local Privilege Escalation Exploit The Linux kernel 2.6.0 through 2.6.30.4, and 2.4.4 through 2.4.37.4, does not initialize all function pointers for socket operations in proto_ops structures, which allows local users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and gain privileges by using mmap to map page zero, placing arbitrary code on this page, and then invoking an unavailable operation, as demonstrated by the sendpage operation (sock_sendpage function) on a PF_PPPOX socket Linux Exploits/Local Impact
Oracle Secure Backup Remote Command Execution Exploit This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations of Oracle Secure Backup. User interaction is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists in the logic used to authenticate a user to the administration server running on port 443. The script login.php does not properly sanitize the 'username' variable before using it in a database query. A specially crafted 'username' allows unauthorized attackers to log in with full administrative capabilities. Windows Exploits/Remote Code Execution Impact
eEye Retina WiFi Scanner RWS Buffer Overflow Exploit eEye Retina WiFi Scanner is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability when handling .RWS files having an overly long string. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
VMware Fusion Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a privilege escalation vulnerability on VMware Fusion. 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. Mac OS X Exploits/Local Impact
IIS FTP LIST Stack Exhaustion DoS Update This exploit forces the IIS process inetinfo.exe to throw an unhandled exception. IIS' behavior depends on the operating system version, its configuration and the system-wide debugger specified in the registry. This update adds more supported platforms to the exploit. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
MS SMB 2.0 Negociate Protocol Request Remote BSOD Exploit Update This update improves the exploit reliability. This module exploits a vulnerability on srv2.sys via a SMB 2 malformed packet. 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/Remote Impact
Avast Antivirus ASWMON.SYS Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Avast Antivirus ASWMON.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
MS Word Record Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS09-027) Update Microsoft Word is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions. This update adds support for Office 2003 SP0. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Windows SMB 2.0 Negotiate Protocol Request Remote Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability on srv2.sys via a SMB 2 malformed packet. 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/Remote Impact
Windows Debugging Subsystem Exploit Update There is an authentication vulnerability in the Windows debugging subsystem (smss). This allows any user to obtain a handle with any access of any process running. With this handle an agent is injected in a SYSTEM process. The update fixes an issue using Import * Windows Exploits/Local Impact
Microsoft Windows SRV.SYS Server Driver DoS (MS06-035) A boundary error in the Server service (SRV.SYS) when handling first-class Mailslot messages can be exploited to corrupt memory by sending a specially crafted packet to the service. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
JOnAS Remote Command Injection Exploit This module exploits a XSS vulnerability in JOnAS which allows IMPACT Pro to perform remote command injection impersonating an administrator and uploading a plugin to the JOnAS server. This module runs a web server waiting for a JOnAS administrator to connect to it. When the client connects, it will retrieve their JOnAS cookie and try to install an agent on the JOnAS server by installing a custom plugin in JOnAS. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Drupal Forum Cross Site Scripting Exploit A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Forum module in Drupal 6.x (proir to version 6.13) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML by requesting a specially crafted tid. The vulnerability is present only if the Forum module is activated, this is not the default configuration but the module is shipped by default with Drupal. Exploits/Cross Site Scripting (XSS)/Known Vulnerabilities Impact
CA Antivirus CAB Header Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in CA Antivirus when handling a specially crafted CAB file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Jetty Directory Listing Cross Site Scripting Exploit A Cross-Site scripting vulnerability has been reported in Jetty. This vulnerability can be induced whenever Jetty displays a web directory listing. Client-side script code can be included in the HTTP response by appending it next to directory listing's path, preceded by a ';' character. Exploits/Cross Site Scripting (XSS)/Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Winamp gen_ff DLL Buffer Overflow Exploit Update Winamp is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. This update enhances support for the Impact 9. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Windows MSMQ Null Pointer DoS (MS09-040) This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Message Queue Service driver (MQAC.SYS). The IOCTL handler in the MQAC.SYS device driver allows local users to overwrite memory via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters. Windows Denial of Service/Local Impact
Winamp Computer Name Handling Buffer Overflow Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in Winamp 5.12. This Update adds support for Impact v9 and Windows XP SP3. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Phpmyadmin Server_databases Remote Code Execution Exploit Update This updates provides more readable log messages when specific errors occur and improves the reliability of the exploit. Linux Exploits/Remote Impact