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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. Whether written by our own internal team or by a third party like ExCraft, 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
Adobe Flash Player SWF Load Crafted Module Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player triggered when processing a SWF file and this load a crafted dll module. 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 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.
Microsoft Internet Explorer CButton Object Use After Free Exploit Update
Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a use after free vulnerability caused by an object that was not properly allocated or is deleted. This update adds support for additional target platforms.
This module exploits a buffer overflow in the Foxit Reader Plugin npFoxitReaderPlugin that is exposed when loading PDF files from remote hosts with overly long query strings within the URL.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in PrintControl.dll ActiveX control when processing the ServerResourceVersion property and can be exploited via an overly long string.
This module exploits a remote PHP code injection vulnerability in Elastix PBX by uploading a renamed PHP file and leveraging a local file inclusion vulnerability to execute the PHP file. It also exploits a bad configuration in the /etc/sudoers file to elevate privileges from 'asterisk' user to 'root'.
Linux
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX SWF Memory Corruption Exploit
This module exploits a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player when parsing a specially crafted .SWF file, which can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable machines by convincing an unsuspecting user to visit a malicious web site.
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.
Advantech Studio ISSymbol ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
Buffer overflow in the ISSymbol ActiveX control in ISSymbol.ocx in Advantech Studio allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long String argument in the InternationalOrder method. This verions adds suppport for Internet Explorer 8 and 9 and Windows 7.
Panda Internet Security Binary Planting Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a privilege escalation vulnerability in Panda Internet Security.
Windows
Exploits/Local
Impact
Apple Mac OS X DirectoryService SwapProxyMessage Unchecked objOffset Remote DoS
This module exploits a vulnerability in Mac OS X Directory Service Proxy by sending a crafted packet to port TCP 625, causing a denial of service effect.
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. 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.
IBM Director CIM Server Remote Code Execution Exploit
IBM Director is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability that affects the CIM server. Attackers can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges in the context of the CIM server process.
Microsoft Internet Explorer CButton Object Use After Free Exploit
Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a use after free vulnerability caused by an object that was not properly allocated or is deleted. 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.
Novell File Reporter NFRAgent FSFUI Record File Upload Exploit
This module exploits a Directory traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter. This allows remote attackers to upload and execute files via a 130 /FSF/CMD request with a .. (dot dot) in a FILE element of an FSFUI record. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted packet to port TCP/3037.