Core Certified Exploits

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.

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Title Description Date Added CVE Link Exploit Platform Exploit Type Product Name
Moodle CVE-2022-0983 Auth SQL Injection Moodle 3.11.5 Authenticated SQL Injection Exploits / Remote SCADA
XISOM X-Scada Viewer Directory Traversal Vulnerability 0day This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in XISOM X-Scada Viewer Web Server Windows Exploits / Remote SCADA
Struts2 CVE-2021-31805 Remote Code Execution Struts2 CVE-2021-31805 Remote Code Execution Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote SCADAPRO
tftpd64 TFTP Server Directory Traversal 0day Tftpd64 is a free, lighweight, opensource, IPv6 ready application which includes DHCP, TFTP, DNS, SNTP and Syslog servers as well as a TFTP client.
The TFTP client and server are fully compatible with TFTP option support (tsize, blocksize and timeout), which allow the maximum performance when transferring the data.
Some extended features such as directory facility, security tuning, interface filtering; progress bars and early acknowledgments enhance usefulness and throughput of the TFTP protocol for both client and server.
Exploits / Remote IOT
Cacti Unauthenticated Command Injection The vulnerability resides in the `remote_agent.php` file. This file can be accessed without authentication. This function retrieves the IP address of the client via `get_client_addr` and resolves this IP address to the corresponding hostname via `gethostbyaddr`. After this, it is verified that an entry within the `poller` table exists, where the hostname corresponds to the resolved hostname. If such an entry was found, the function returns `true` and the client is authorized. This authorization can be bypassed due to the implementation of the `get_client_addr` function. Exploits / Remote SCADA
Identity Viewer Protocol Fix This fixes a misspelling in the identity.xml file. Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Zavio Camera RTSP Video Stream Unauthenticated Access Exploit The RTSP protocol authentication in the Zavio F3105 IP camera is disabled by default. This configuration error allows remote attackers to access the live video stream without being asked for credentials. Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
OpenSSH Channel Exploit Update Exploits an off-by-one bug in channel management code in OpenSSH.

This update excludes the module from automated attacks launched by the "Network Attack and Penetration" feature, since the module requires credentials of a known account on the vulnerable system, and hence won't work with default parameters.
OpenBSD, Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows HTTP Services Integer Underflow DoS (MS09-013) This module exploits an integer underflow on "SSDP Discovery Service" Windows service through HTTP response.



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.
Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
RealVNC 4.1.1 Authentication Exploit Update This exploit simulates a RealVNC client and establishes a connection with a Real VNC server without using a password. After that, it opens a console, writes the exploit and executes it in ntsd.exe Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
IBM Lotus Domino IMAP Server Buffer Overflow Exploit Update This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in a Lotus Domino IMAP Server and installs an agent if successful. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely and it does not require user authentication.



This update adds support for Lotus Domino for windows versions 6.5, 7.0.1, 7.0.1FP1, and 7.0.2.

Windows, AIX Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Symantec Rtvscan buffer overflow exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Symantec Client Security 3.x and Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.x that allows a remote un-authenticated attacker to compromise the target system and obtain system privileges. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
MDaemon POP3 exploit This module exploits a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in MDaemon POP3 service and installs an agent into the target host. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Oracle Application Testing Suite UploadFileAction Servlet Remote Code Execution Exploit A vulnerability exists in the UploadFileAction servlet. By providing a fileType parameter of "*" to the UploadFileUpload page, an attacker can upload a file to an arbitrary location on the system.

This module abuses the auto deploy feature in the server in order to achieve remote code execution. Also, this module makes use of an authentication bypass vulnerability to perform the attack.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Exchange CDO Calendar Preenum Exploit Update This module exploits a stack based buffer overflow handling the mail headers in the OWA (Outlook Web Access) service when processing meeting requests of Exchange Server clients (MS06-019).

This update excludes this exploit from rpt.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
IBM Cognos Server Backdoor Account Remote Exploit This module exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in IBM Cognos Express by using an undocumented user account to upload an arbitrary .WAR file. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management UploadServlet Remote Code Execution Exploit A remote code execution vulnerability in the UploadServlet component of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Novell iManager Classname Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a remote stack-based buffer overflow in Novell iManager when creating a class with an overly long name.



Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management Preboot Service Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a remote stack-based buffer overflow in the Preboot Service component of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management by sending a specially crafted packet to the port 998/TCP. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
MySQL with yaSSL SSL Certificate Handling Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit MySQL compiled with yaSSL is prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
DameWare Mini Remote Control Pre Auth Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the DameWare Mini Remote Control Service sending a specially crafted packet to the 6129/TCP port. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft SQL Server sp_replwritetovarbin Remote Heap Overflow Exploit Update This module exploits a heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft SQL Server by sending a specially crafted SQL query. This update adds support for executestatement() functionality within the WebApps vector.



It has two uses: One as a Remote Exploit which needs authentication, and another as an SQL Injection Agent installer module, which needs an SQL Agent as a target.

Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
MicroWorld eScan Products Remote Command Execution Exploit Multiple MicroWorld eScan products are vulnerable to a remote command-execution vulnerability because they fail to properly sanitize user-supplied input. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with superuser privileges. Successful attacks will completely compromise affected computers. The issue affects the following products versions prior to 4.1.x: eScan for Linux Desktop, eScan for Linux File Servers, MailScan for Linux Mail servers, WebScan for Linux Proxy Servers. Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Sun Java System Web Server Digest DoS Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Sun Java System Web Server, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. These issues are caused by buffer overflow errors when processing malformed "TRACE" or "OPTIONS" requests, or overly long "Authorization: Digest" headers, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected server or execute arbitrary code. This exploit forces the server process to throw an unhandled exception and be restarted.


Solaris, Windows, Linux, AIX Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
Openftpd Server Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the authentication process. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending an overly long, specially-crafted password to the affected server. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional