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
RealPlayer TRACKID tag handling RMP Buffer Overflow Exploit Real Media Player are vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow when provided with a specially crafted .rmp file with malformed TRACKID tags. CVE-2013-6877 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Emerson ROCLINK800 arpro2.dll ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADA
Siemens Automation License Manager Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADA
Honeywell XL1000C50 Information Disclosure To be written after the destination IP address /web_caps/webCapsConfig the downloaded file opens with the file name. The file contains critical information about the destination address Exploits / Client Side SCADA
MetaDraw ActiveX Remote File Replace Exploit 0-Day This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side 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
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
Schneider Electric ProWORX 32 DXFREADERlib DXFReader.ocx Remote File Create Vulnerability This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADAPRO
Dongyoung Media DM-AP240T/W Wireless Access Point Remote Configuration Disclosure Dongyoung Media DM-AP240T/W Wireless Access Point Remote Configuration Disclosure Exploits / Client Side IOT
AndroVideo Advan VD-1 Remote Password Disclosure AndroVideo Advan VD-1 Remote Password Disclosure CVE-2019-11064 Exploits / Client Side IOT
Adobe Reader U3D Memory Corruption Exploit The vulnerability is a memory corruption in the U3D component in Adobe Reader when handling a specially crafted PDF file.

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-2011-2462 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Apple QuickTime Style Elements TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit Update Buffer Overflow when handling an attribute of style elements can be exploited when Quick Player handles a specially crafted TeXML file.

This update corrects CVE. 		CVE-2012-3752 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
HP Lifecycle Management XGO ActiveX SetShapeNodeType Type Method Exploit Type Confusion vulnerability in XGO.ocx ActiveX control in HP Lifecycle Management in the method SetShapeNodeType allowing user-specified memory to be used as an object. NOCVE-9999-54991 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
ImgBurn dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit ImgBurn is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder as a .CUE file. CVE-2011-0403 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Sothink SWF Decompiler dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit Sothink SWF Decompiler 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 .FLV file. NOCVE-9999-45993 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
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. NOCVE-9999-46108 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
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. NOCVE-9999-45854 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
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. NOCVE-9999-45902 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
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. CVE-2010-3152 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe Reader authplay Flash Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader when parsing a .PDF file with a malformed Flash file embedded. This update fixes an issue in the agent connector.

 CVE-2010-3654 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
IcoFX Buffer Overflow Exploit IcoFX is prone to a security vulnerability when processing .ICO files. This vulnerability could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target machine, by enticing the user of IcoFX to open a specially crafted icon file. CVE-2013-4988 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
EZip Wizard Buffer Overflow Exploit update A stack-based buffer overflow in eZip Wizard allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ZIP file that contains a file with a long name.

This update makes a correction to a parameter name. 		CVE-2009-1028 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
eZip Wizard Buffer Overflow Exploit A stack-based buffer overflow in eZip Wizard allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted zip file with a long name of the internal file. CVE-2009-1028 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Adobe PDF getIcon Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Reader when handling a specially crafted PDF file.



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-2009-0927 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Internet Explorer window() exploit Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function. This module exploits this vulnerability and installs an agent.

 CVE-2005-1790 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional