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.
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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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Description
Date Added
CVE Link
Exploit Platform
Exploit Type
Product Name
Apple QuickTime TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit
A vulnerability found in Apple QuickTime Player when handling a crafted TeXML file, it is possible to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.
This module exploits an error in Apple Safari when handling parent windows, which allows the execution of arbitrary code when the user closes the popup windows. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Apple Safari) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting an invalid pointer reference in Apple Safari.
Apple Safari Webkit libxslt Arbitrary File Creation Exploit
This module exploits a configuration issue that exists in WebKit's use of libxslt. Arbitrary files can be created with the privileges of the user, which may lead to arbitrary code execution. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients to connect to it. When the client connects, it will strategically place a file in the victim's OS so an agent will be deployed when Terminal is executed.
Archive Searcher contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Archive Searcher when handling .ZIP files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .ZIP file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
Artlantis Studio mfc90loc DLL Hijacking Exploit
Artlantis Studio is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of mfc90loc.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than a .ATL file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .ATL file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Artweaver is prone to a memory corruption when opening specially crafted AWD files. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Artweaver is prone to a stack based buffer overflow when opening specially crafted JPG files. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in AstonSoft DeepBurner when handling the path included in .DBR files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .DBR file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
ASUS Net4Switch ipswcom ActiveX Buffer Overflow Exploit
ASUS Net4Switch is prone to an overflow condition related to the ActiveX component ipswcom.dll. The CxDbgPrint()function (cxcmrt.dll) fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a buffer overflow. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
The ExceptionDelegator component of the XWork framework, part of the Apache Struts 2 web framework, as shipped with Atlassian FishEye, interprets parameters values as OGNL expressions when handling a type conversion error. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server by tricking a logged-in user with administrator privileges within the FishEye site to visit a specially crafted web page.
AtomixMP3 contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in AtomixMP3 when handling .M3U files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .M3U file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
AT and T Connect Participant Application SVT File Exploit
The vulnerability exists in student.exe module when handling a specially crafted SVT file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
AudioCoder contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in AudioCoder when handling .m3u files beginning with http://, when the application tries to obtain a stream from an url. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .m3u file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
Audio Converter PLS Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Audio Converter when handling .PLS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .PLS file. The exploit is triggered when the user opens a file with the menu File->Add File. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Awakening's 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.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the mps.dll control included in the BaoFeng Storm media player. The exploit is triggered when the OnBeforeVideoDownload() method processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. This module runs a malicious web site on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to the web site.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the BarcodeWiz.dll module included in the Barcodewiz application. The exploit is triggered when the LoadProperties() method processes a malformed argument resulting in a memory corruption. This module runs a malicious web site on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to the web site. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer 6 or 7) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
Bentley Microstation 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 .HLN file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .HLN file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
BitTorrent Created By Tag Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of .TORRENT files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking the user into opening a .TORRENT file containing an overly long Created By field. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.