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
ProShow Producer kdclib32 DLL Hijacking Exploit ProShow Producer is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named kdclib32.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .PSH file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Altova Diffdog 2011 dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Altova Diffdog 2011 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named dwmapi.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .DBDIF file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Altova DatabaseSpy 2011 dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Altova DatabaseSpy 2011 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named dwmapi.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .QPRJ file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
PKZIP dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit PKZIP is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named dwmapi.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .ZIPX file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
010 Editor wintab32 DLL Hijacking Exploit 010 Editor is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named wintab32.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .HEX file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
GetRight SvcTagLib DLL Hijacking Exploit GetRight is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named SvcTagLib.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .GRX file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
ProFTPD Remote Backdoor Command Execution A backdoor introduced by attackers allows unauthenticated users remote root access to systems which run the maliciously modified version of the ProFTPD daemon. 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. FreeBSD Exploits/Remote Impact
KeePass Password Safe dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit KeePass Password Safe is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named dwmapi.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .KDBX file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Advantage Data Architect wfapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Advantage Data Architect is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named wfapi.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .ADT file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Silo wintab32 DLL Hijacking Exploit Silo is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named wintab32.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .SIB file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
SWiSH Max dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit SWiSH Max is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .SWI file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Photoshop CS5 wintab32 DLL Hijacking Exploit Adobe Photoshop CS5 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of Wintab32.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .PSD file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
TechSmith Snagit dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit TechSmith Snagit is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .SNAG file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Extension Manager CS5 dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Adobe Extension Manager CS5 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .MXI file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Device Central CS5 dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Adobe Device Central CS5 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .ADCP file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .JSX file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Pixel Bender Toolkit tbbmalloc DLL Hijacking Exploit Adobe Pixel Bender Toolkit is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of tbbmalloc.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .PBK file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
CorelDRAW X3 crlrib DLL Hijacking Exploit CorelDRAW X3 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of crlrib.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .CSL file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Cisco Packet Tracer wintab32 DLL Hijacking Exploit Cisco Packet Tracer is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of wintab32.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .PKT file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
UltraISO daemon DLL Hijacking Exploit UltraISO is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of daemon.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .ISZ file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Mozilla Thunderbird dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Mozilla Thunderbird is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .EML file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Device Central CS4 ibfs32 DLL Hijacking Exploit Adobe Device Central CS4 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of ibfs32.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .ADCP file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Flash Professional CS5 dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Adobe Flash Professional CS5 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .FLA file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .DWT file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Photoshop CS4 dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Adobe Photoshop CS4 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .PSD file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact