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
Microsoft Excel HFPicture Record Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS10-038) Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .XLS file with a malformed HFPicture (0x866) record. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability Exploit (MS09-067) Update A code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Excel handles specially crafted Excel files that include a malformed record object. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. This version add support for Microsoft Office 2007 SP2. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability Exploit (MS09-067) A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Excel handles specially crafted Excel files that include a malformed record object. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager Connected Cache Local Privilege Escalation Exploit The vulnerability allowed a local low-privileged user to execute arbitrary Powershell as SYSTEM due to improper file permission assignment. Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Microsoft DirectX SAMI MS07-064 Exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the DirectShow Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) parser in quartz.dll of Microsoft DirectX. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft DirectX DirectShow QuickTime Video Exploit This module exploits a stack corruption in the DirectShow Quicktime Movie parser in quartz.dll of Microsoft DirectX. 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
Microsoft DHCP Server Service DoS A denial of service vulnerability exists in DHCPv6 service when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system and sends specially crafted requests. Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact
Microsoft ASP.NET Hash Table Collisions DoS (MS11-100) Update This module sends HTTP requests with specially crafted data making the ASP.NET subsystem consume lot of resources. This attack prevents the victim server from processing requests from legitimate clients and probably will make the server non-operational. This update fixes an issue when launching the module from an agent running in a Linux system. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Microsoft ASP.NET Hash Table Collisions DoS (MS11-100) This module sends HTTP requests with specially crafted data making the ASP.NET subsystem consume lot of resources. This attack prevents the victim server from processing requests from legitimate clients and probably will make the server non-operational. 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. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Microsoft Agent MS07-051 Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to a boundary error in the Microsoft Agent ActiveX control (agentdpv.dll) when handling specially crafted URLs passed as argument to a certain unspecified method. This package improves the reliability of the exploit. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Agent MS07-051 Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to a boundary error in the Microsoft Agent ActiveX control (agentdpv.dll) when handling specially crafted URLs passed as argument to a certain unspecified method. 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
Microsoft Address Book wab32res DLL Hijacking Exploit Microsoft Address Book is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of wab32res.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .WAB file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Exploit This module exploits a arbitrary file download vulnerability in the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Control included in Microsoft Access. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Access .mdb Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Access 2000 and 2003 when parsing a malformed mdb file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft .NET Runtime Optimization Service Privilege Escalation Exploit The .NET Runtime Optimization Service, part of the .NET Framework, is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which can be exploited by local unprivileged users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Windows Exploits/Local Impact
Microsoft .NET Framework Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in .NET Framework which could allow an attacker to elevate their privilege level. Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Microsoft .NET Framework CLR Virtual Method Delegate Exploit (MS10-060) The Common Language Runtime (CLR) in Microsoft .NET Framework does not properly handle interfaces and delegations to virtual methods. This module exploits the vulnerability through Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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
MicroP MPPL File Buffer Overflow Exploit MicroP is prone to a buffer-overflow when handling MPPL files with an overly long string. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
MicroFocus OBM UCMDB Services Java Deserialization Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploit Hard-coded credentials for the diagnostics user can be used to authenticate in the UCMDB component.

Then a java deserialization vulnerability present in several endpoints of the UCMDB service can be used to execute OS commands.
Windows, Linux Exploits / Authentication Weakness / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Microchip MPLAB IDE pegrc32b DLL Hijacking Exploit Microchip MPLAB IDE is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of pegrc32b.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .MCP file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microchip MPLAB IDE MCP File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This vulnerability arises from the way MPLAB IDE processes IDE Project files with extension of .mcp. It could lead to a critical buffer overflow error that allows hackers to execute malicious code on users systems. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Micro Focus Rumba WdMacCtl ActiveX Exploit Micro Focus Rumba is prone to buffer overflow when PlayMacro() within WdMacCtl.ocx is used with an overly long MacroName argument. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact
Micorosft Internet Explorer SetMouseCapture Use-After-Free Exploit Update This module exploits a use after free in Internet Explorer by using a SetMouseCapture vulnerability in MSHTML. This update fix an encryptAgent problem. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Micorosft Internet Explorer SetMouseCapture Use-After-Free Exploit This module exploits a use after free in Internet Explorer by using a SetMouseCapture vulnerability in MSHTML. 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
MetaServer RT Packet Processing Remote DoS The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing certain packets and can be exploited to cause a crash via a specially crafted packet sent to TCP port 2194. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact