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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An attacker, able to register a specially crafted username on a Wordpress 2.5 installation, will also be able to generate authentication cookies for other chosen accounts. This vulnerability exists because it is possible to modify authentication cookies without invalidating the cryptographic integrity protection. The proper way to exploit this vulnerability is to use a Wordpress account which its username starts with the word "admin", for example "admin99". This exploit will not be shown on WebApps reports.
Microchip MPLAB IDE MCP File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
This vulnerability arises from the way MPLAB IDE processes IDE Project files with extension of .mcp. It could lead to a critical buffer overflow error that allows hackers to execute malicious code on users systems.
Symantec System Center Alert Management System Command Execution Exploit
The AMS2 (Alert Management Systems 2) component of multiple Symantec products is prone to a remote command-execution vulnerability because the software fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input.
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Memory Corruption Exploit (MS09-017) Update
This module exploits a stack overflow on "pp7x32.dll" when it parses an inconsistent record length in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 95 (PPT95) native file format. This update adds support to Microsoft Office XP, support to Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows Vista.
MSRPC Server Service Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS08-067) Update 4
This module exploits a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Server service by sending a specially crafted RPC request. This update adds reliability to all supported platforms.
EMC AlphaStor Server Agent Buffer Overflow Exploit
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Command Line Interface process in the Server Agent in EMC AlphaStor 3.1 for Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted TCP packets to port 41025.
FreeBSD is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability because it fails to adequately bounds-check user-supplied data. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Multiple ACDSee products are prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because they fail to perform adequate boundary checks when processing a malformed TIF image.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
OpenBSD PF IP ICMPV6 Remote DoS
OpenBSD's PF is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to cause a kernel panic on affected computers, denying further service to legitimate users.
OpenBSD
Denial of Service/Remote
Impact
SDP Downloader ASX Buffer Overflow Exploit
SDP Downloader contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in SDP Downloader when handling crafted .ASX files.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Apple CUPS HP-GL2 filter Remote Code Execution Exploit Update
This module exploits a specific flaw in the Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language filter. Inadequate bounds checking on the pen width and pen color opcodes result in an arbitrary memory overwrite allowing for the execution of arbitrary code as the "hgltops" process uid. -Linux Support added
Apple CUPS IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED Handling null pointer DoS
This module exploits a vulnerability in Apple CUPS, when handling the IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED which could be exploited by attackers to cause a remote pre-authentication denial of service.
A stack-based buffer overflow in eZip Wizard allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ZIP file that contains a file with a long name. This update makes a correction to a parameter name.
BS Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling crafted .BSL files.
Steamcast GET Request Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
A boundary error can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted GET HTTP request with an overly long path to the web server.
Microsoft Office PowerPoint PPT 7 Memory Corruption Exploit (MS09-017)
This module exploits a stack overflow on "pp7x32.dll" when it parses an inconsistent record length in sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 95 (PPT95) native file format.
A remote file inclusion vulnerability is present in Mambo. /includes/Cache/Lite/Output.php doesn't sanitize the $mosConfig_absolute_path before using it in an include.
This module exploits a vulnerability in XBMC by sending a specially crafted, overly long HTTP GET request to the application's web server which causes a stack-based buffer overflow, allowing arbitrary code execution.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Microsoft Office Powerpoint PPT 4.0 Importer Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS09-017)
This module exploits a stack-based based overflow in Microsoft Office Powerpoint when parsing a malformed .PPT 4.0 file with a specially crafted printer name. 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 module exploits a vulnerability in ElbyCDIO.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.