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
ICL ScadaFlex II SCADA Controllers SC-1/SC-2 Remote File Delete You can delete any file on the device that is not authenticated.
On ICL ScadaFlex II SCADA Controller SC-1 and SC-2 1.03.07 devices, unauthenticated remote attackers can overwrite, delete, or create files. 		CVE-2022-25359 Exploits / Remote SCADA
Turck Holding GmbH PACTware4.1 SP6 Software Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADA
Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance admin_sys_time.cgi Remote Command Execution Exploit This module exploits two vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance.



The first is an authentication bypass vulnerability via a file delete in logoff.cgi which resets the admin password back to 'admin' upon a reboot. This is useful if the password for the admin user is unknown.



The second is an authenticated command injection flaw using the timezone parameter in the admin_sys_time.cgi interface. 		CVE-2016-7547 Linux Exploits / Remote Code Execution Impact
Siemens Desigo XWorks Plus 4.10.090 Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and overwrite selected files on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADA
Progress WS_FTP Server DeserializeProcessor NET Deserialization Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploit A .NET deserialization vulnerability in Progress WS_FTP Server allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute system commands. CVE-2023-40044 Windows Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
F5 BIG-IP TMUI AJP Smuggling Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploit An AJP request smuggling present in F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create an administrative user and execute OS systems commands in the context of the root user. CVE-2023-46747 Linux Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Jenkins LDAP Java Library Deserialization Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploit An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability allowed attackers to transfer a serialized Java object to the Jenkins CLI, making Jenkins connect to an attacker-controlled LDAP server, which in turn can send a serialized payload leading to code execution, bypassing existing protection mechanisms.

 CVE-2016-9299 Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote Impact
Linux Kernel AF_PACKET Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a race condition vulnerability in the Linux Kernel via AF_PACKET sockets.



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. 		CVE-2016-8655 Linux Exploits / Local Impact
Samsung Security Manager Apache Felix Gogo Vulnerability Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Samsung Security Manager is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability that affects Apache Felix Gogo runtime. Due to an insecure default installation of the runtime, an attacker could then send commands that will be executed by the mentioned runtime. NOCVE-9999-80838 Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Linux Kernel netfilter target_offset Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to the netfilter target_offset field. This vulnerability can be exploited by a local unprivileged attacker to gain root privileges. NOCVE-9999-74999 Linux Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Reprise License Manager edit_lf_process Write Arbitrary Files Exploit Update 4 The specific flaw exists within the edit_lf_process resource of the 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 specify information about vulnerable targets and add more targets. 		NOCVE-9999-74481 Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
TrendMicro node.js HTTP Server Remote Code Execution Exploit The Password Manager component installed by various Trend Micro products runs a Node.js HTTP server by default. This web server opens multiple HTTP RPC ports for handling API requests. For example, the openUrlInDefaultBrowser API function, which internally maps to a ShellExecute function call, allows and attacker to execute arbitrary commands on localhost without the need of any type of credentials.



 NOCVE-9999-74958 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows xxxInsertMenuItem Out-Of-Bounds Exploit (MS16-098) This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys by creating special Windows menues with crafted parameters. CVE-2016-3308 Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Atvise 3.2.1 Info Disclosure This module exploits a vulnerability in Atvise Windows Exploits / Remote SCADA
Moxa MX AOPC UA Server File Corrupt or DoS This module exploits a vulnerability in Moxa MX AOPC UA Server. Windows Exploits / Remote SCADA
Pilz GmbH PASvisu DoS This module exploits a vulnerability in PASvisu . Windows Exploits / Remote SCADA
DBSWIN Firebird Buffer Overflow RCE This module exploits a remote vulnerability to install an agent into the target host. Windows Exploits / Remote SCADA
Iobroker 1.4.2 Directory Traversal 2 Iobroker 1.4.2 Directory Traversal Exploits / Remote File Disclosure SCADA
Sunway Webserver Remote Command Execution This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in the Sunway WebServer that may leads to the command execution. Successfull exploitation allowing the creation of the user 'hacker' with password '12345'. CVE-9999-9999 Windows Exploits / Remote SCADA
ICONICS SCADA WebHMI Remote Arbitrary empty File Create 1 This module will listen for HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and queue client side exploits as HTTP responses. Exploits / Client Side SCADA
IPESOFT D2000 SCADA Directory Traversal Vulnerability This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in IPESOFT D2000 SCADA Windows Exploits / Remote SCADA
Lutron Grafik Eye Designer activex This module will listen for HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and queue client side exploits as HTTP responses. Exploits / Client Side SCADA
Cybrotech CyBroHttpServer Directory Traversal Cybrotech CybroHTTPServer Directory Traversal Windows Exploits / Remote File Disclosure SCADA
XISOM X-Scada Directory Traversal Vulnerability 0-day This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in XISOM X-Scada Windows Exploits / Remote SCADAPRO
Ultidev Cassini Webserver Arbitrary File Download Ultidev Cassini Webserver File Download Windows Exploits / Remote File Disclosure SCADAPRO