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
Pidgin MSNSLP Arbitrary Write Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in libpurple.dll within the processing of MSNSLP messages. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow without user interaction. 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
SugarCRM Remote Code Execution Exploit Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Compose Email feature in the Emails module in Sugar Community Edition (aka SugarCRM) before 5.2f allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with only an extension in its name, then accessing the file via a direct request to a modified filename under cache/modules/Emails/, as demonstrated using .php as the entire original name. Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
MSRPC WKSSVC NetrGetJoinInformation Heap Corruption DoS (MS09-041) This module exploits an improperly memory free by sending a specially crafted RPC packet to cause a DoS condition on the target machine. 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 Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Adobe Reader JBIG2Decode Memory Corruption Exploit update This module exploits an array indexing vulnerability in Adobe Reader when handling a specially crafted PDF file. This update adds support for Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000 Professional SP4 and improves reliability when exploiting from browsers. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Bopup Communications Server Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted TCP packet sent to port 19810. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
FreeBSD mount Local Privilege Escalation Exploit FreeBSD is prone to multiple stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerabilities because the kernel fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. If the system is configured to allow unprivileged users to mount file systems, it is possible for a local adversary to exploit this vulnerability and execute code in the context of the kernel. FreeBSD Exploits/Local Impact
Motorola Timbuktu Pro PlughNTCommand Stack Based Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a remote stack-based buffer overflow in Motorola Timbuktu Pro by sending a long malformed string over the plughNTCommand named pipe. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
PulseAudio Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a race condition vulnerability in PulseAudio on Linux systems to gain elevated privileges. Linux Exploits/Local Impact
Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Player Code Execution Exploit Adobe Acrobat Reader, and Flash Player are prone to a remote code-execution by supplying a malicious Flash (.SWF) file or by embedding a malicious Flash application in a .PDF file. 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
RPT Remote Exploits Timeout Update This update corrects timeouts in different remote exploits. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
HT-MP3Player HT3 Buffer Overflow Exploit HT-MP3Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation when handling .HT3 files, which can be exploited to cause a stack-based bufferoverflow via a specially crafted .HT3 file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Unisys Business Information Server Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a remote buffer overflow in the Unisys Business Information Server by sending a specially crafted packet to the 3989/TCP port. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Safenet SoftRemote IKE Service Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a remote stack-based buffer overflow in the Safenet IKE Service (included in several VPN clients) by sending a specially crafted packet to UDP port 62514. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
VLC Media Player RealText Processing Stack Overflow Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in VideoLan Media Player (VLC). A stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseRealText function in the Subtitle demux plugin (modules\demux\subtitle.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a realtext RT media file with a header containing a crafted size value. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
PHPMyAdmin Setup Config Remote Code Execution Exploit Static code injection vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.9.5 and 3.x before 3.1.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into a configuration file via the save action. Linux Exploits/Remote Code Execution Impact
Zen Cart record_company Remote Code Execution Exploit Zen Cart is prone to a vulnerability that attackers can leverage to execute arbitrary code. This issue occurs in the 'admin/record_company.php' script. Specifically, the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input to the 'frmdt_content' parameter of the 'record_company_image' array. Linux Exploits/Remote Code Execution Impact
Photo DVD Maker PDM Buffer Overflow Exploit Photo DVD Maker contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Photo DVD Maker when handling .PDM files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .PDM file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Mozilla Firefox Memory Corruption Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and installs an agent on the target machine. This update adds support to mac os x. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Wireshark PROFINET Dissector Format String Exploit Wireshark is prone to a format-string vulnerability. Attackers can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the vulnerable application. Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Adobe Flash Player SWF Content Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player triggered when processing a specially crafted .SWF file. 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
Microsoft Windows HTTP Services Credential Reflection Exploit (MS09-013) This module implements the NTLM Relay attack through HTTP Services to install an agent in the target machine. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
AOL Radio IWinAmpActiveX ConvertFile() Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in AOL Radio ActiveX to install an agent. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
VLC Media Player SMB URI Handling Buffer Overflow Exploit VLC Media Player is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability when handling playlist files having an overly long SMB URI. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
XOOPS mydirname Remote Code Execution Exploit This module exploits a lack of data sanitization when passed to the "mydirname" parameter in specific modules of XOOP web application. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code to deploy an agent. Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled. Solaris Exploits/Remote Impact
Soulseek Server Peer Search Buffer Overflow Exploit The application is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability that occurs because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. Specifically, this issue occurs when performing a direct peer file search. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact