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
ACDSee Photo Editor 2008 XMB File Buffer Overflow Exploit ACDSee Photo Editor is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability due to a boundary error when processing XBM image files. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
ACDSee Products TIFF Buffer Overflow Exploit Multiple ACDSee products are prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because they fail to perform adequate boundary checks when processing a malformed TIF image. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
ACDSee Products TIFF Buffer Overflow Exploit Update Multiple ACDSee products are prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because they fail to perform adequate boundary checks when processing a malformed TIFF image. This update adds support for older ACDSee versions. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
ACDSee XPM File Handling Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in ACDSee Products (ID_X.apl plugin). The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error in ID_X.apl within the processing of xpm files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
ACE SECURITY WiP-90113 HD Camera Remote Configuration Disclosure ACE SECURITY WiP-90113 HD Camera Remote Configuration Disclosure Exploits / Client Side IOT
Achievo atksearch Cross Site Scripting Exploit A Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability was found in the atksearch[contractnumber], atksearch_AE_customer[customer] and atksearchmode[contracttype] variables within the 'Organisation Contracts' administration page. This is because the application does not properly sanitise the users input. Exploits/Cross Site Scripting (XSS)/Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Acoustica Beatcraft BCPROJ Buffer Overflow Exploit Acoustica Beatcraft contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Acoustica Beatcraft when handling .BCPROJ files. Exploits/Client Side Impact
Acoustica Mixcraft MX4 Buffer Overflow Exploit Acoustica Mixcraft is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability in the handling of .MX4 project files, because the application fails to bounds-check user-supplied data, before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Acoustica MP3 CD Burner ASX Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing malformed ASX playlist files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow tricking a user into opening a specially crafted playlist file containing a ref tag with an overly long href attribute. Exploits/Client Side Impact
Acrobat Reader DC Double-Free Vulnerability Exploit Adobe Reader has a built-in sandbox feature that usually makes exploitation difficult. By combining vulnerabilities, this attack achieves code execution and then bypasses the sandbox protection to fully compromise the targeted system. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact
Acrolinx Dashboard Directory Traversal Vulnerability This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Acrolinx Server Windows Exploits / Remote IOT
ActFax RAW Server Buffer Overflow Exploit A vulnerability in ActFax Server RAW server used to transfer fax messages without protocols. Data fields. @F506,@F605, and @F000 are vulnerable. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
ActFax Server FTP User Buffer Overflow Exploit This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing ActFax Server. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing an overly long USER name on the FTP Server. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
ActFax Server LPD-LPR Buffer Overflow Exploit This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing ActFax Server. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing an overly long Print Job command on the Line Printer Daemon Server (LPD-Server) . This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Active Directory LDAP Request Handling DoS (MS08-060) Active Directory, which is an essential component of the Windows 2000 architecture, presents organizations with a directory service designed for distributed computing environments. Active Directory allows organizations to centrally manage and share information on network resources and users while acting as the central authority for network security. The directory services provided by Active Directory are based on the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and thus Active Directory objects can be stored and retrieved using the LDAP protocol. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
ActiveFax Server FTP Buffer Overflow Exploit ActiveFax Server's FTP service has a remote buffer overflow vulnerability that can be exploited by an authenticated atacker. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
ActiveMQ STOMP Protocol Unsafe Deserialization Exploit JMS Object messages within Apache ActiveMQ depend on Java Serialization for marshaling/unmashaling of the message payload. This lead to execution of untrusted code when a specially crafted object is received.



This update introduces an exploit that will attempt to connect using the STOMP protocol and abuse the vulnerability to execute a Core Impact agent in the vulnerable system.
Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
ActSoft DVD Tools Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the dvdtools.ocx control included in the ActSoft DVD Tools ActiveX application. The exploit is triggered when the OpenDVD() 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. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner GUI Html Script Injection Exploit Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 10.0 build 20160216 and previous versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the scanner GUI.

The flaw exists in the way Acunetix WVS render some html elements inside it's GUI, using jscript.dll without any concern about unsafe ActiveX object such as WScript.shell.

This module also abuses of a second vulnerability affecting the Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Scheduler to gain SYSTEM privileges.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
ADLINK AD-Logger V1.20 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADAPRO
Adobe Acrobat Pro AFParseDate Javascript API Restrictions Bypass Exploit Certain Javascript APIs in Adobe Acrobat Pro can only be executed in a privileged context. By adding specially crafted Javascript code to a PDF file it's possible to bypass security restrictions and invoke privileged Javascript APIs, allowing for arbitrary code execution. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Acrobat Pro Multiple Vulnerabilities Exploit A specially crafted argument to makeMeasurement will leave objects in an inconsistent state and can produce a Buffer Overflow. This data can later be retrieved via a call to dumpMeasureData. Finally using NSendApprovalToAuthorEnabled method it is possible to bypass the Javascript API restrictions. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Acrobat Reader acroform api With Sandbox Bypass Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional .PDF files. The vulnerability is caused due to memory corruption method in acroform.api. This can be exploited to cause code execution when a specially crafted .PDF file is opened in Adobe Reader or is opened embedded in a browser. 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. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Acrobat Reader acroform.api Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional .PDF files. The vulnerability is caused due to memory corruption method in acroform.api. This can be exploited to cause code execution when a specially crafted .PDF file is opened in Adobe Reader or is opened embedded in a browser. 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. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Player Code Execution Exploit Adobe Acrobat Reader, and Flash Player are prone to a remote code-execution by supplying a malicious Flash (.SWF) file or by embedding a malicious Flash application in a .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. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact