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. Witten by our own internal team, 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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Microsoft Windows Win32k NULL Page Vulnerability Exploit (MS13-081)
This module exploits a vulnerability in "win32k.sys" by calling to the "TrackPopupMenuEx" function.
Nginx HTTP Server Chuncked Encoding Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability present in Nginx by bypassing the stack cookie protection and by reordering the TCP packets to make it reliable.
Oracle WebLogic Server Apache Connector Exploit Update
Exploits a buffer overflow in the Apache Connector of Oracle WebLogic Server (formerly known as BEA WebLogic Server). The target path used when launching this module against an Apache Server must be handled by the Apache Connector or the exploit will not succeed.
This update changes the default connection method for the module.
This module exploits a file disclosure vulnerability on Foscam IP cameras. Due to improper access restrictions, it is possible for a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the /tmpfs/ and /log/ directories. This can be exploited to obtain valuable information such as access credentials, Wi-Fi configuration and other sensitive information in plain text.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Oracle Java. The BytePackedRaster.verify() method in Oracle Java versions prior to 7u25 is vulnerable to a signed integer overflow that allows bypassing of "dataBitOffset" boundary checks. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Oracle Java. The vulnerability is an invalid array indexing that exists within the native storeImageArray() function inside jre/bin/awt.dll.
Oracle Java IntegerInterleavedRaster Signed Integer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Oracle Java. The vulnerability is an invalid array indexing that exists within the native IntegerInterleavedRaster.verify() function inside jre/bin/awt.dll
Microsoft 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 fixes a typo in the name of the module.
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.
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.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the authentication process. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending an overly long, specially-crafted password to the affected server. This update adds CVE Number.
Exim With Dovecot LDA Remote Code Execution Exploit
The Dovecot documentation contains an example using a dangerous configuration option for Exim, which leads to a remote command execution vulnerability.
Microsoft Windows Class Name String Atom Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS12-041)
An error in the way that the Windows kernel handles string atoms when registering a new window class allows unprivileged users to re-register atoms of privileged applications.
This vulnerability can be exploited by local unprivileged users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Adobe ColdFusion is vulnerable to a remote authentication-bypass, allowing the attacker to upload an agent and execute it. The agent may have SYSTEM privileges if ColdFusion is installed as a service in Windows.
Microsoft Office Access Database Processing Pointers Exploit (MS13-074)
Microsoft Access contains a vulnerability in the way it handles compiled queries that are stored in .aacdb files. It mistakenly interprets certain fields in the file as pointers and produce memory corruption.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox when serializing XML to a DOM object. A certain method used during this process is likely to create a dangling pointer. Remote attackers can take advantage of this memory and use it to execute arbitrary code.
Music Animation Machine MIDI SEH Buffer Overflow Exploit
Music Animation Machine MIDI Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in MAM Player when handling misleading MIDI files. This situation leads to a buffer overflow and allows an attacker to overwrite an SEH Pointer and get control of execution. This vulnerability can be exploited via a specially crafted .mamx file.