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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Description
Date Added
CVE Link
Exploit Platform
Exploit Type
Product Name
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. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .CUE file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by sending a specially crafted HTML page which exploits the Incredimail IMMenuShellExt ActiveX control vulnerability.
InduSoft Web Studio ISSymbol ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in the ISSymbol.ocx control included in the InduSoft Web Studio ActiveX application. The exploit is triggered when the OpenScreen() method processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer) to connect to it.
InduSoft Web Studio SCADA REVERB1 DLL Hijacking Exploit
InduSoft Web Studio SCADA is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of REVERB1 if this dll is located in the same folder than .APP file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .APP file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
InstallShield Update Service WebAgent Exploit
This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by instancing ISUSWEB.DLL and calling the DownloadAndExecute() insecure method.
IntegraXor is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder as a .IGX file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .IGX file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to boundary errors in IntelliTamper within the processing of HTML files when the program scans a site. IntelliTamper fails to check in the image tag on supplied data, allowing an attacker to cause a stack overflow in order to execute arbitrary code.
IRAI AUTOMGEN SCADA is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of mfc71enu if this dll is located in the same folder than .AGN file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .AGN file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the Formats plug-in (Formats.dll) when handling IFF files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted IFF file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
This module exploits a buffer overflow on IrfanView Formats plugin when parsing a specially crafted .TTF file.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
IrfanView FlashPix Memory Corruption Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in IrfanView FlashPix plugin (.fpx files). The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error in fpx.dll within the processing of fpx files. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened. 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.
This module exploits a buffer overflow on IrfanView Formats plugin when parsing a specially crafted .XCF file.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
IrfanView JPEG2000 Plugin Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Apple IrfanView which is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of jp2 files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened. 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.
A stack-based buffer overflow in IrfanView (MrSID plug-in MrSID.dll) allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via an specially crafted a .SID file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
ispVM System XCF File Processing Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in ispVM system. The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error in the processing of xcf files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened. 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
IZArc ztv7z DLL Hijacking Exploit
IZArc is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named wintab32.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .ARJ file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .ARJ file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the JetAudio ActiveX Control (JetFlExt.dll). The exploit is triggered when a special string argument is processed by the DownloadFromMusicStore() method 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. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
This module exploits a XSS vulnerability in JOnAS which allows CORE Core Impact to perform remote command injection impersonating an administrator and uploading a plugin to the JOnAS server. This module runs a web server waiting for a JOnAS administrator to connect to it. When the client connects, it will retrieve the JOnAS administrator cookie and try to install an agent on the JOnAS server by installing a custom plugin in JOnAS.
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
Kantaris Buffer Overflow Subtitle Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the parsing of .SSA files, this can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a .SSA file with an overly long file string. Kantaris uses a vulnerable library that was originally shipped by VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
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. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .KDBX file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Kingsoft Writer is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability that occurs because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data via a crafted .WPS document. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Kingsoft Writer 2010 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of plgpf.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .WPS file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .WPS file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
Kingsoft Writer WPS Font Names Buffer Overflow Exploit
Kingsoft Writer is prone to a Buffer Overflow when handling font names via a specially crafted WPS file with an overly long font name. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Kingsoft Writer is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability that occurs because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data via a crafted .DOC document. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.