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.
Stay Informed of New Core Certified Exploits
Subscribe to receive regular email updates on new exploits available for Core Impact
Browse the Core Certified Exploit Library
We provide pen testers with real-time updates for a wide range of exploits for different platforms, operating systems, and applications.
Search our continuously growing library to discover an exploit that will allow you to gain and retain access on the target host or application.
Title
Description
Date Added
CVE Link
Exploit Platform
Exploit Type
Product Name
Private Internet Access VPN Malicious OpenSSL Engine Privilege Escalation Exploit
During startup the PIA Windows service(pia-service.exe) loads the OpenSSL library from C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\libeay32.dll. This library attempts to load the C:\etc\ssl\openssl.cnf configuration file. By default on Windows systems, authenticated users can create directories under C:\. A low privileged user can create a openssl.cnf configuration file to load a malicious OpenSSL engine library resulting in the arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM when the service starts.
Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Task Scheduler Service validates certain file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a victim system.
Microsoft Windows LUAFV Delayed Virtualization MAXIMUM_ACCESS DesiredAccess Vulnerability Exploit
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles calls to the LUAFV driver (luafv.sys). An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context of the local system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
Dokan redistributable are vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the dokan1.sys driver. An attacker can create a device handle to the system driver and send arbitrary input that will trigger the vulnerability.
Linux Kernel Netfilter Xt Compat Target From User Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
A heap out-of-bounds write affecting Linux since v2.6.19-rc1 was discovered in net/netfilter/x_tables.c. This allows an attacker to gain privileges or cause a DoS (via heap memory corruption) through user name space.
Linux Kernel packet_set_ring Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a signedness error condition in the Linux Kernel via PACKET_RX_RING option on an AF_PACKET socket with a TPACKET_V3 ring buffer version enabled.
The packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 does not properly validate certain block-size data, which allows local users to escalate privileges.
Predator Software CNC Editor ActiveX Control Remote File Create Vulnerability
This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them.
Exploits / Client Side
SCADA
Microsoft Office Word OLE2Link OLE Object Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word. The flaw is related in how Microsoft Word handles OleLink objects. It is possible to open a RTF file and execute arbitrary code in vulnerables installations of Microsoft Office Word.
This vulnerability was originally seen being exploited in the wild starting in October 2016.
Microsoft Streaming Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to the MS KS Server kernel module allow mapping arbitrary memory addresses to user mode. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to run code with elevated privileges.
Disk Sorter Enterprise Login Buffer Overflow Exploit
Disk Savvy server is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability when handling a crafted GET request, this can trigger an overflow in a finite-sized internal memory buffer, and install an agent with SYSTEM privileges.
Linux Kernel Dirty COW Race Condition Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a race condition vulnerability in the Linux Kernel via MAP_PRIVATE COW.
The bug relies in the way the Linux kernel's memory subsystem handled the copy-on-write (COW) breakage of private read-only memory mappings. An unprivileged, local user could use this flaw to gain write access to otherwise read-only memory mappings and thus increase their privileges on the system.
The specific flaw exists within the RA.ViewElements.Row.1 ActiveXControl method (PanelDevice.dll). By providing a malicious value to the BackColor property.
Microsoft Windows CreateSizedDIBSECTION Thumbnail View Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
Microsoft Windows is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Rendering Engine because the software fails to perform adequate boundary-checks on user-supplied data.
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.
Action Pack in Ruby on Rails allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby code by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method.
Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact Professional
Microsoft Internet Explorer VBScript AccessArray Redefinition Exploit
The AccessArray function in the VBScript engine of Internet Explorer is prone to a redefinition attack.
By accessing a VBScript array using a specially crafted object as the index, it is possible to resize the array in the middle of the AccessArray function, leaving the array in an inconsistent state, which can be abused by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on systems running vulnerable versions of Internet Explorer.
Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Media Center .MCL File Processing Remote Code Execution (MS16-059)
Microsoft Windows Media Center (all versions prior to May 11th, 2016) contains a remote code execution upon processing specially crafted .MCL files. The vulnerability exists because Windows Media Center does not correctly processes paths in the "Run" parameter of the "Application" tag, bypassing the usual security warning displayed upon trying to run programs residing on remote (WebDAV/SMB) shares.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS16-135) Update 2
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.
This update adds support to Windows 2008 (32 and 64 bits) and Windows 2008 R2 (64 bits)