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
Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Exploit (MS06-027)
Microsoft Word is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. The issue arises because Word fails to properly handle malformed object pointers.
This exploit takes advantage of a vulnerability that allows attackers to cause ProFTP to execute arbitrary code via a malformed welcome message of the server.
Apple Mac OS X HFS Plus Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
XNU 1228.9.59 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier does not properly restrict interaction between user space and the HFS IOCTL handler. This allows local users to overwrite kernel memory and gain privileges by attaching an HFS+ disk image and performing certain steps involving HFS_GET_BOOT_INFO fcntl calls.
Adobe Flash Player SWF Buffer Overflow Exploit Update 2
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player triggered when processing a specially crafted SWF file. This update resolves an issue with how the exploit uses client side cookies.
This module exploits a buffer overflow in the FTP server in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) via a crafted NLST command that uses wildcards. 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.
VirtualMin Dom Parameter Cross Site Scripting Exploit
Input passed to the "dom" parameter in left.cgi and via the URL to virtual-server/link.cgi is not properly sanitized before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
Exploits/Cross Site Scripting (XSS)/Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
Microsoft Windows SMB 2.0 Negociate Protocol Request Remote BSOD DoS
This module exploits a remote denial of service condition by sending a specially crafted SMB 2.0 packet to the target machine. Windows Vista and 7 are affected by this problem. 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
Denial of Service/Remote
Impact
Oracle Web Logic IIS JSESSIONID Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic IIS Connector when sending a specially crafted POST message with a specially JSESSIONID cookie.
Microsoft Windows Telnet Credential Reflection (MS09-042)
This module exploits a vulnerability on telnet.exe using SMB relay attack. 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.
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. By default under Windows 2000 Advanced Server 2000 the server will automatically restart. Under Windows 2000 Professional a message box will pop up in the console and the server will not be restarted until a user presses [OK]. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module.
Microsoft MDAC RDS.Dataspace ActiveX Control Exploit
The RDS.Dataspace ActiveX control includes a method that can create an instance of an ActiveX control that exists on the system. The ActiveX objects created in this manner will bypass the ActiveX security model. In particular, the "safe for scripting" and killbit options are ignored. Note that in default configurations of Internet Explorer, the RDS.Dataspace ActiveX control cannot be loaded in the Internet Zone.
This update corrects a typo defining invalid characters for the egg in some remote exploits, and improves the reliability of Now SMS MMS Gateway Web Authorization Buffer Overflow Exploit on Windows 2000 targets.
A vulnerability exists in the TinyMCE editor, included in the tiny browser plugin, which allows uploading files without authentication. This can be exploited to upload files with multiple extensions and execute arbitrary PHP code.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of .RAP files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into decoding a specially crafted .RAP file. This update modifies the current NOCVE for the module and adds support for the new Impact 9 Client Side features.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Wordpress Password Reset Exploit
A weakness has been reported in WordPress which can be exploited to bypass certain security restrictions. The weakness is due to a bug within the password reset functionality when verifying the secret key. This can be exploited to reset the password of the first user without a key in the database (usually administrator) without providing the correct secret key.
Exploits/Authentication Weakness
Impact
Symantec Intel Alert Originator Service Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Intel Alert Originator service by sending a specially crafted packet to the 38292/TCP port.
Awingsoft Awakening (aka Winds3D) Viewer, which runs as a plugin within most popular web browsers, is vulnerable to a remotely exploitable arbitrary command execution vulnerability which can be triggered by making the user visit a malicious link/website.
Microsoft Office Works Converter Exploit (MS09-024)
This module exploits a vulnerability in the Microsoft Office Works converter that could allow remote code execution via a specially crafted Works file.
BaoFeng Storm ActiveX control is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to adequately check boundaries on user-supplied input.
PeaZIP Archived File Name Handling Command Injection Exploit
PeaZIP allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a compressed archive with a .TXT file whose name contains | (pipe) characters and a command.
Adobe PDF CustomDictionaryOpen Buffer Overflow Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional .PDF files. The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in the customdictionaryopen() method in Javascript api. This can be exploited to cause a heap overflow when a specially crafted PDF file is opened. This update corrects the CVE number for this exploit.
A vulnerability has been reported in Nagios, which can be exploited by malicious users to potentially compromise a vulnerable system. Input passed to the "ping" parameter in statuswml.cgi is not properly sanitized before being used to invoke the ping command. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands. Additional research revealed that this parameter is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery. This module exploits the XSRF vulnerability in order to install an agent using the command injection vulnerability.
Opera file URI Handling Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
Opera is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized buffer. This update add Decouple feature.