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.
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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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Oracle Java AtomicReferenceArray Type Confusion Exploit
Unsafe type handling performed by the AtomicReferenceArray class of the Oracle Java Runtime Environment can be abused to cause a type confusion error. This flaw allows an unprivileged Java applet to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of the current user.
An AccessControlContext attribute in the java.beans.Statement class of Oracle Java can be overwritten by unprivileged applets by using specially crafted Java Beans Expressions and Statements, even when the AccessControlContext attribute is declared as final. This flaw allows an unprivileged Java applet to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of the current user. This vulnerability has been found exploited in-the-wild on August 26, 2012.
The ByteComponentRaster.verify() method in Oracle Java versions prior to 7u25 holds a memory corruption vulnerability that allows the bypassing of "dataOffsets[]" boundary checks. This module exploits such vulnerability allowing for remote code execution.
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.
The color management(CMM) functionality in Oracle Java is prune to a memory corruption vulnerability which allows to run Java code outside the sandbox.
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Oracle Java plugin for Internet Explorer (jp2iexp.dll) while processing the docBase parameter of a Java applet. This module bypasses Data Execution Prevention (DEP), even on Internet Explorer 8 with Permanent DEP enabled.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Oracle Java taking advantages of the java.sql.DriverManager class. The specific flaw exists within the usage of java.sql.DriverManager. The issue lies in an implicit call to toString() that is made within a doPrivileged block. This flaw allows an unprivileged Java applet to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of the current user. This vulnerability was one of the 2013's Pwn2Own challenges.
An error in the way that Java implements dynamic binding can be abused to overwrite public final fields. This flaw allows an unprivileged Java applet to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of the current user.
An error in the way the bytecode verifier of Java validates field access instructions when preparing to JIT-compile a method can be abused to cause a type confusion vulnerability. This flaw allows an unprivileged Java applet to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of the current user.
Oracle Java Font Handling Remote Code Execution Exploit
A specific flaw exists within the handling of CFF-based OpenType fonts. The issue lies in two operators that allow for reading and writing elements beyond the allocated buffers. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
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
The default Java security properties configuration did not restrict access to certain com.sun.org.glassfish packages. This flaw allows an unprivileged Java applet to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of the current user.
The default Java security properties configuration does not restrict access to certain objects in the com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver packages. This flaw allows an unprivileged Java applet to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of the current user.
Oracle Java is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of an arbitrary attacker specified executable file, if this file is located in the same folder as a .class file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .class 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 Oracle Java. Abusing the insecure invoke() method of the ProviderSkeleton class that allows to call arbitrary static methods with user supplied arguments it is possible to execute arbitrary code.
The Rhino Script Engine of Oracle Java fails to properly check for permissions on JavaScript error objects. This flaw allows an unprivileged applet to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the target machine with the privileges of the current user.
The ShortComponentRaster.verify() method in Oracle Java versions prior to 7u25 holds a memory corruption vulnerability that allows the bypassing of "dataOffsets[]" boundary checks. This module exploits such vulnerability allowing 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 Outside In sccfut dll Buffer Overflow Exploit
A stack-based buffer overflow in Oracle Ouside In library used by ACDSee Canvas, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted .XLSX 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.
Oracle Outside In XPM Image Processing Buffer Overflow Exploit
A stack-based buffer overflow in Oracle Outside In library used by Quick View, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted .XPM 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.
Oracle WebCenter Content is prone to a Remote File Execution vulnerability within the CheckOutAndOpen.dll ActiveX when using openWebdav method. By specifying a constructed path an attacker can force the contents of the file to be passed to ShellExecuteExW, thus being able to execute arbitrary files. The payload is embedded on a VBS file which is automatically executed when a HTA file is requested through Webdav. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer) to connect to it.
Orbital Viewer contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Orbital Viewer when handling .ORB files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .ORB 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.
The application is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. Specifically, this issue occurs when the application creates a Connecting log message. An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a vulnerable user into connecting to a malicious HTTP server or opening a specially crafted URI that contains an excessively long hostname. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Orbit Downloader in Mozilla Firefox) to connect to it.