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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:
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What new vulnerabilities are more likely to be exploited in real attacks?
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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
Xoops mydirname Remote Code Execution Exploit
Input passed to the mydirname parameter in xoops_lib/modules/protector/oninstall.php, xoops_lib/modules/protector/onupdate.php, xoops_lib/modules/protector/notification.php, and xoops_lib/modules/protector/onuninstall.php is not properly sanitised before being used in an eval() statement. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code. Successful exploitation requires that register_globals is enabled.
Linux
Exploits / Remote
Impact
phpJobScheduler 3.0 Remote File Inclusion
This module exploits a Remote File Inclusion vulnerability in phpJobScheduler 3.0.
Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
WFTPD Server SIZE Command Buffer Overflow Exploit
An internal memory buffer may be overrun while handling long "SIZE" command. This condition may be exploited by attackers to ultimately execute instructions with the privileges of the WFTPD Server process. The WFTPD Server server will be left inaccessible after successful exploitation.
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of Error Packet for overwrite all the .bss section and some portion of the .idata section. and installs an agent if successful. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely by sending a very long TFTP Error Packet in service or standalone version.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing WinGate. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of POST requests. This may allow execution of arbitrary code by sending an overly long, specially crafted POST request to the proxy server.
Zen Cart record_company Remote Code Execution Exploit
Zen Cart is prone to a vulnerability that attackers can leverage to execute arbitrary code. This issue occurs in the 'admin/record_company.php' script. Specifically, the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input to the 'frmdt_content' parameter of the 'record_company_image' array.
Report.php fails to sanitize user input data on StartingDirectory parameter when used in an include. The vulnerable version is 10.04.x.
Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
WS_FTP 5.05 XMD5 buffer overflow exploit
The internal stack may be overrun while handling either "XMD5", "XSHA1" or "XCRC" commands with an overly long filename. This condition can be exploited by attackers to ultimately execute instructions with the privileges of the WS_FTP process, typically administrator or system. Exploitation requires valid or anonymous FTP server credentials. The WS_FTP server will remain active after a successful exploitation.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing XBMC. A boundary error within the websHomePageHandler() function can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted GET HTTP request with an overly long path to the web server.
Windows
Exploits / Remote
Impact
Wireshark PROFINET Dissector Format String Exploit
This module exploits a format string vulnerability in the WireShark PROFINET/DCP (PN-DCP) dissector, sending a specially crafted packet. Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.
Input passed to the SECURITY_FILE parameter in dm-albums/template/album.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources.
Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
XM Easy Personal FTP Server NLST DoS
This module shuts down the XM Easy Personal FTP server.
Wordpress DM Albums Plugin security_file Remote File Inclusion Exploit
Input passed to the SECURITY_FILE parameter in wp-content/plugins/dm-albums/template/album.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources.
Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
XM Easy Personal FTP Server PORT DoS
This module shuts down the XM Easy Personal FTP server.
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the DECT dissector of Wireshark. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the Wireshark executable to crash or potentially to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Wireshark.
FCKeditor is prone to an arbitrary-file-upload vulnerability because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload arbitrary code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation; other attacks are also possible.
Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
Microsoft WINS Arbitrary Association delete exploit
Exploits a condition where a remote user can arbitrary control the pointer to the association contained in a "Association Delete Message". This condition is abused to corrupt a function pointer in the application and install an agent. At the same time, another option of the protocol is used to populate the heap with executable code and increase the success possibilities.
Wordpress W3 Total Cache PHP Remote Code Execution Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in W3 Total Cache plugin for Wordpress. Certain macros such as mfunc allow to inject PHP code into comments. By injecting a crafted comment into a valid post an attacker can execute arbitrary PHP code on systems running vulnerable installations of W3 Total Cache.
This exploits attacks Mambo 4.6.4 software. A remote file inclusion vulnerability is present in Mambo. /includes/Cache/Lite/Output.php doesn't sanitize the $mosConfig_absolute_path before using it in an include.
Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
pPim Remote File Inclusion Exploit
This exploits attacks pPim 1.0 software. By creating a specially crafted link an attacker can run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server process.
Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
WebCalendar Remote Code Execution Exploit
Insufficient sanitization in WebCalendar's /includes/settings.php lead to remote dcode execution.