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
InstallShield Update Service WebAgent Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the InstallShield Update Service ActiveX control (isusweb.dll) in MacroVision FLEXnet Connect and InstallShield 2008. CVE-2007-5660 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
HPE Operations Orchestration Central Java Deserialization Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploit A input validation vulnerability in HPE Operations Orchestration product all versions prior to 10.80, allows for the execution of code remotely. CVE-2017-8994 Windows Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Microsoft IIS MS08-006 Exploit update This module exploits a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.1 through 6.0.



This update adds support for 2003 Enterprise Sp1 and bypasses DEP in already supported platforms. 		CVE-2008-0075 Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS08-053) Update This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the wmex.dll ActiveX Control included in Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9. CVE-2008-3008 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Exploit (CVE-2017-11826) A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. CVE-2017-11826 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact
ASX to MP3 converter ASX Buffer Overflow Exploit A Buffer Overflow exist in ASX to MP3 when parsing .ASX files. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling a crafted .ASX files. CVE-2017-15083 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact
WECON LeviStudio HMI Editor Buffer Overflow Exploit Multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been identified in which the application does not verify string size before copying to memory, the attacker may then be able to crash the application or run arbitrary code. CVE-2017-13999 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact
CyberGhost CG6Service Service SetPeLauncherState Vulnerability Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Update The CG6Service Service in CyberGhost has the SetPeLauncherState method which allows a user to launch a debugger automatically for a determined process.

This can be abused by an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges by attaching to a SYSTEM process.



This update fixes a minor bug. 		NOCVE-9999-85362 Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Delta Industrial Automation WPLSoft File Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit The specific flaw exists within the processing of DVP files. The process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. NOCVE-9999-95623 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact
Jungo DriverWizard WinDriver Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Privilege Escalation Exploit This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Jungo WinDriver. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.



The specific flaw exists within the processing of IOCTL 0x953824a7 by the windrvr12xx kernel driver. The issue lies in the failure to properly validate user-supplied data which can result in an out-of-bounds write condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of kernel. 		CVE-2017-14075 Windows Exploits / Local Impact
WordPress PHPMailer Remote Code Execution Exploit This module exploits a PHPMailer vulnerability in WordPress abusing a Lost Password recovery action and installs an agent. CVE-2016-10033 Linux Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Microsoft Windows ERRATICGOPHER SMB Remote Code Execution ErraticGopher exploits a memory corruption (seems to be a Heap Overflow) in the Windows DCE-RPC Call MIBEntryGet. NOCVE-9999-87537 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact
Boonex Dolphin PHP File Upload Remote Code Execution Exploit Authentication bypass and upload of file with dangerous type in Boonex Dolphin NOCVE-9999-85482 Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Symantec Discovery XFERWAN Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the XferWan.exe component included with Symantec Discovery 6.5. The exploit sends a specially crafted TCP packet triggering a buffer overflow and installing an agent on the target system.

 CVE-2007-1173 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
RSH Daemon for Windows Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows RSH application (rshd.exe). The module sends a specially crafted packet to port 514/tcp and installs an agent if successful. CVE-2007-4005 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
VIPA Controls WinPLC7 Buffer Overflow Exploit A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified, where an attacker with a specially crafted packet could overflow the fixed length buffer. This could allow remote code execution. CVE-2017-5177 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact
Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS16-135) Update This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys. By forcing an invalid combination of window style and window menu a local attacker can trigger a kernel arbitrary write and elevate privileges. CVE-2016-7255 Windows Exploits / Local Impact
telnetd solaris -f root exploit This is a remote exploit for an Authentication bypass vulnerability present in telnetd daemon for Solaris 10. CVE-2007-0882 Solaris Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
PowerFolder Server commons-collections Java Library Deserialization Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploit PowerFolder Server is prone to a remote vulnerability that allows attackers to take advantage of a deserialization vulnerability present in the commons-collections Java library. NOCVE-9999-80668 Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Apple QuickTime Java toQTPointer() code execution exploit This module exploits a memory corruption vulnerability in the Java QuickTime for Java (QtJava.dll) browser plug-in. The module runs a malicious web server on the CORE IMPACT Console and waits for an unsuspecting user(s) to connect to it with a Java-enabled browser using the vulnerable plug-in. When a user connects to the site they trigger the exploit and the module attempts to install an agent on their computer. CVE-2007-2175 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows MRXDAV.SYS WebDav Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS16-016) This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows MRXDAV.SYS driver. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges in a vulnerable target. CVE-2016-0051 Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Apache Struts 2 REST Plugin Remote Code Execution Exploit The REST plugin in the Apache Struts 2 framework is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability when evaluating OGNL expressions when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code on the affected server.



This module exploits the vulnerability in any web application built on top of vulnerable versions of Apache Struts 2 making use of the REST plugin with the Dynamic Method Invocation feature enabled. 		CVE-2016-3087 Windows, Linux Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact Professional
MSRPC RRAS Exploit This module exploits a stack overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (MS06-025) CVE-2006-2370 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Linux Kernel CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Update This module exploits a user-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel.


 NOCVE-9999-74975 Linux Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Reprise License Manager edit_lf_process Write Arbitrary Files Exploit Update 3 The specific flaw exists within the edit_lf_process resource of the AccuRev Reprise License Manager service. The issue lies in the ability to write arbitrary files with controlled data. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM.

This update introduces more accurate information about vulnerable targets. 		NOCVE-9999-74481 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional