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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Description
Date Added
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Exploit Platform
Exploit Type
Product Name
XBMC GET Request Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
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
UnrealIRCd Backdoor Unauthorized Access Exploit
This module exploits a remote command execution vulnerability found in some distributions of UnrealIRCd that contain a backdoor and installs an agent into the target host. The backdoor is present on the file Unreal3.2.8.1.tar.gz that was maliciously replaced on certain mirrors. The vulnerable file has the following MD5 checksum: 752e46f2d873c1679fa99de3f52a274d.
This exploit sends messages of 256 bytes to "cam.exe" service in order to fill all target memory with the exploit code. The last message forces a buffer overflow and executes the code sent embedded in the previous messages.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a server running Mini HTTPD. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within Mini HTTPD when processing HTTP GET Request. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
TurboFTP Server PORT Command Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in TurboFTP Server. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted PORT command to port TCP/21.
Windows
Exploits / Remote
Impact
Trend Micro OfficeScan Buffer Overflow Exploit
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition when processing passwords with cgiChkMasterPwd.exe vulnerable module. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to this module.
Trend Micro Control Manager CmdProcessor.exe AddTask Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
The CmdProcessor.exe service of Trend Micro Control Manager is prone to a stack-based buffer overflow, which can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted IPC packet to the vulnerable service. This exploit bypasses Data Execution Prevention (DEP).
Local File Inclusion vulnerability in admin/index.php in TinyWebGallery 1.7.6 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include local files via the lang parameter, which leads to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting data into the log files.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing MiniShare. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within MiniShare when processing HTTP GET Request. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
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. An agent is installed if successful. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely by sending a very long TFTP Error Packet in service or standalone version.
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.
Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in Inetutils and Heimdal implementations of telnetd allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root permissions via a long encryption key.
Tectia SSH Server Authentication Bypass Remote Code Execution Exploit
The SSH USERAUTH CHANGE REQUEST feature in SSH Tectia Server on UNIX and Linux, when old-style password authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted session involving entry of blank passwords.
This module exploits a stack based buffer overflow on Sysax Multi Server when parsing an overly long username at the beginning of an SSH session.
Windows
Exploits / Remote
Impact
UplusFtp Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
An internal memory buffer may be overrun while handling long "APPE" command. This condition may be exploited by attackers to ultimately execute instructions with the privileges of the ftpbasicsvr.exe process. UplusFtp server will be left inaccessible after successful exploitation.
Windows
Exploits / Remote
Impact
VERITAS Backup Exec Agent exploit
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH request with authentication method type 3 (Windows credentials) and a long password argument. This module only works with localagent set as source.
This module attacks default XAMPP installations and abuses the use of default credentials for webdav. The module can also be configured to take advantage of user supplied credentials.
Windows
Exploits / Remote
Impact
wuftpd format string exploit
After successful exploitation an agent will be deployed. This agent will inherit the user identity and capabilities of the abused service, usually those of the user used to login into the ftp server (ftp, for example). However, the uid (as opposite to the euid) of the agent will be that of the super user in most cases (usually 0), and by using the setuid module (see setuid module documentation), it can be changed. When an anonymous user is used, or if the server is configured to do this for other users, the deployed agent will be running in a chroot jail.
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.
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.
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.
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.