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
Amaya Web Browser BDO HTML TAG Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to boundary errors in Amaya Web Browser within the processing of BDO HTML tag having an overly long DIR attribute, allowing an attacker to cause a stack overflow in order to execute arbitrary code. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
W3C Amaya Web Browser INPUT Tag Buffer Overflow Exploit Multiple stack buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in Amaya, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a users system. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (W3C Amaya Web Browser) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability. 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. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
mIRC Buffer Overflow Exploit update The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of PRIVMSG IRC messages. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious IRC server. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
HP OpenView NNM HTTP Request Stack Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Toolbar application, part of the HP OpenView Network Node Manager application. The exploit triggers a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the ports 3443/TCP or 80/TCP of the vulnerable system and installs an agent if successful. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Microsoft Internet Explorer XML Buffer Overflow Exploit Update This update improves the reliability of the exploit and adds support for Windows Vista. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
VUPlayer M3U Buffer Overflow Exploit VUPlayer contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in VUPlayer when handling .M3U files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .M3U file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Windows SMB Buffer Underflow Exploit (MS08-063) Update This update add support to Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Professional, Server, Advanced Server and Windows 2003 SP0 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Cain and Abel RDP Stack Overflow Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability caused by a boundary error in the processing of RDP files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into decoding a specially crafted RDP file. Exploits/Client Side Impact
XMPlay Playlist Files Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the parsing of playlists (.m3u, .pls, and .asx) containing an overly long file name. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted playlist file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
MSRPC WKSSVC NetpManageIPCConnect Exploit Update 2 This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Workstation Service. This package addresses a compatibility problem when porting the module from version 7.6 to 8.0 of the framework. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
BulletProof FTP Client Buffer Overflow Exploit BulletProof FTP Client contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in BulletProof FTP Client when handling .BPS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .BPS file. Exploits/Client Side Impact
Openfire Remote Command Injection Exploit This module exploits a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Openfire to install an agent. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
NaviCOPA Web Server Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of HTTP GET requests. This may allow execution of arbitrary code by sending an overly long, specially crafted HTTP GET request to the server. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Mozilla Firefox UTF-8 Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox when parsing a malformed UTF-8 encoded URL. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Ffdshow URL Processing Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow in the ffdshow codec when processing a specially crafted, long URL. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Mac OS X smcFanControl Local Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in smcFanControl on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x when the software is installed with setuid root. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain root privileges. Mac OS X Exploits/Local Impact
Microsoft Works wkimgsrv.dll Memory Corruption Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the wkimgsrv.dll control shipped with Microsoft Works and many Microsoft Office Suites. The exploit is triggered when the WksPictureInterface() method processes a number as argument resulting in a memory corruption. The WksPictureInterface(), in certain circumstances, points to an invalid memory address that can be controlled to gain code execution. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
WFTPD Server SIZE Command Buffer Overflow Exploit An internal memory buffer may be overrun while handling long "SIZE" command. This condition may be exploited by attackers to ultimately execute instructions with the privileges of the WFTPD Server process. Exploits/Remote Impact
CesarFTP MKD Command Buffer Overflow Exploit An internal memory buffer may be overrun while handling long MKD commands. This condition may be exploited by attackers to ultimately execute instructions with the privileges of the CesarFTP process. Exploits/Remote Impact
Microsoft Windows SMB Credential Reflection Exploit (MS08-068) This module implements the SMB Relay attack to install an agent in the target machine. Windows Exploits/Local Impact
MiniShare HTTP GET Request Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the handling of HTTP "GET" requests. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted overly long request with a pathname larger than 1787 bytes. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
BadBlue HTTP GET Request Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in ext.dll when processing an overly long PassThru command. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Realtek Media Player Playlist Buffer Overflow Exploit Realtek Media Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling .PLA files. Exploits/Client Side Impact
Mercury IMAPD Login Buffer Overflow Exploit This module allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing the Mercury Mail Transport System. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within Mercury/32 IMAPD Server Module (mercuryi.dll). This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly bounds check user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed size memory buffer. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
3Com TFTP Transporting Mode Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability during the processing of TFTP Read/Write request packet types and cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted packet with an overly long mode field. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact