Library of expert validated exploits for safe and effective pen tests
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.
Stay Informed of New Core Certified Exploits
Subscribe to receive regular email updates on new exploits available for Core Impact
Browse the Core Certified Exploit Library
We provide pen testers with real-time updates for a wide range of exploits for different platforms, operating systems, and applications.
Search our continuously growing library to discover an exploit that will allow you to gain and retain access on the target host or application.
Title
Description
Date Added
CVE Link
Exploit Platform
Exploit Type
Product Name
Microsoft Internet Explorer Exec Function Use After Free Exploit
A use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in September 2012. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability. This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module.
Microsoft Internet Explorer Fixed Table Col Span Exploit (MS12-037)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 is prone to a heap overflow vulnerability caused by an incorrect handling of the span attribute for col elements from a fixed table, when they are modified dynamically by javascript code.
Internet Explorer Same ID Property Remote Code Execution Exploit
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object.
HP OpenView Performance Agent coda.exe Opcode 0x34 Buffer Overflow Exploit
A buffer overflow exists in coda.exe process which listens on a random TCP port by default. The process trusts a value within a GET request as a size then proceeds to copy that many bytes of user-supplied data into a fixed-length buffer on the stack.
Microsoft Word MSCOMCTL TabStrip Control Use-after-free Exploit(MS12-060)
A Memory Corruption in Microsoft Word is caused due to an error within the TabStrip ActiveX control (MSCOMCTL.OCX) object, embedded in a RTF crafted file. WARNING: 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.
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. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module.
The NFS client subsystem in FreeBSD fails to correctly validate the length of a parameter provided by the user when a filesystem is mounted. This may cause a kernel stack overflow that can be exploited by local users to gain root privileges.
Oracle AutoVue ActiveX Control SetMarkupMode Buffer Overflow Exploit
A buffer overflow vulnerability found in the AutoVue.ocx ActiveX control due in strcpy function in the SetMarkupMode method, when handling a specially crafted sMarkup argument.
Microsoft Visio Viewer DXF File Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS12-059)
Microsoft Visio Viewer is prone to a buffer-overflow when handling specially crafted DXF files. WARNING: 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.
Linux Kernel compat_alloc_user_space Privilege Escalation Exploit
The "compat_alloc_user_space" function, which belongs to the 32-bit compatibility layer for 64-bit versions of Linux, can produce a stack pointer underflow when it's called with an arbitrary length input. This vulnerability can be used by local unprivileged users to corrupt the kernel memory in order to gain root privileges.
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. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module.
Ricoh DC DL-10 SR10 FTP USER Command Buffer Overflow Exploit
Ricoh DC's DL-10 SR10 FTP Server is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability when handling data through the USER command. This can be exploited by supplying a long string of data to the affected command.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Conficker Detector Exploit Update
This module connects to a remote target via any exposed DCE RPC endpoints and fingerprints them to determine if the machine appears to be compromised by the Conficker worm. This update adds RPT capabilities.
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.
Linux Kernel IA32 Syscall Emulation Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Linux for x86-64. The IA32 system call emulation functionality does not zero-extend the EAX register after the 32bit entry path to ptrace is used, which might allow local users to trigger an out-of-bounds access to the system call table using the RAX register and escalate privileges. This vulnerability is a regression of CVE-2007-4573.
Buffer overflow in Csound exists when trying to import a malicious hetro file in tabular format. In order to achieve exploitation the user should import the malicious file through csound with a console command like: "csound -U het_import project.csd file.het".
IBM Lotus Quickr qp2.cab ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit
A buffer overflow in the ActiveX control qp2.cab in IBM Lotus Quickr for Domino allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the Attachment_Times method.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of HTTP request.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Apple QuickTime QTVR QTVRStringAtom Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
The vulnerability exists within the QuickTimeVR.qtx component when processing a QTVRStringAtom having an overly large "stringLength" parameter. This can be exploited to cause a based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code under the context of the user running the application. This update adds support for Internet Explorer 6 and 8 and bypass DEP. Also allows to send the mov file by email to open it directly with QuickTimePlayer.
Simple Web Server GET Request Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within Simple Web Server 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.