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
Magento eCommerce Web Sites Deserialization Remote Code Execution Exploit This module uses an unauthenticated deserialization vulnerability in Magento eCommerce Web Sites to perform an arbitrary write file to gain arbitrary PHP code execution on the affected system. CVE-2016-4010 Exploits / Authentication Weakness / Known Vulnerabilities Impact Professional
Apache CouchDB Remote OS Command Injection Exploit Apache CouchDB contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability and a OS Command Injection vulnerability, which allows attackers to gain arbitrary code execution on the affected system. CVE-2017-12635 Linux Exploits / Authentication Weakness / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
MyBB Privilege Escalation Exploit A vulnerability has been reported in MyBB, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct SQL injection attacks. Input passed via the "birthdayprivacy" parameter to inc/datahandlers/user.php is not properly sanitised before being used in SQL queries. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code. Successful exploitation requires a valid user account. The vulnerability is reported in MyBB 1.4.x versions prior to 1.4.7. NOCVE-9999-38921 Exploits / Authentication Weakness Impact Professional
Cisco Data Center Network Manager HostEnclHandler getVmHostData SQL Injection Vulnerability Exploit This module uses an authentication bypass and a SQL injection vulnerability in order to upload and execute a JSP file in the Wildfly virtual file system webapps directory. CVE-2019-15976 Windows, Linux Exploits / Authentication Weakness / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Wordpress Password Reset Exploit A weakness has been reported in WordPress which can be exploited to bypass certain security restrictions. The weakness is due to a bug within the password reset functionality when verifying the secret key. This can be exploited to reset the password of the first user without a key in the database (usually administrator) without providing the correct secret key. NOCVE-9999-39525 Exploits / Authentication Weakness Impact Professional
Web Application Authentication Testing Improvement Improvement on Web Application Authentication Testing parameters to use a higher number of values between the authentication probes. Exploits / Authentication Weakness Impact Professional
Advantech WebAccess Change Password Exploit This module exploits hardcoded password vulnerability in Carel PlantVisorPro 2.0. CVE-2012-0239 Exploits / Authentication Weakness SCADA
OpenSite 2.1 Weak Authentication Exploit This module exploits an authentication vulnerability in OpenSite 2.1. The function init in origin/libs/user.php checks for a matching origin_hash cookie. However, this cookie can be bruteforced in at most 2^32 tries for a known username. Actually, the number of attempts could be significantly reduced knowing that we do not have to check for time in the future, and long past. This works for OpenSite 2.1 and below. NOCVE-9999-36572 Exploits / Authentication Weakness Impact Professional
Jetbrains TeamCity handleRequestInternal Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploit An authentication bypass vulnerability in Jetbrains TeamCity allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute OS system commands. CVE-2024-27198 Windows, Linux Exploits / Authentication Weakness / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Web App Authentication Testing Improvement Improvement on Web Application Authentication Testing parameters to use a high number of values between the authentication probes. Exploits / Authentication Weakness Impact Professional
Magento eCommerce Web Sites Remote Code Execution Exploit Magento eCommerce Web Sites suffers from a Authentication Bypass Vulnerability, a Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability and a Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability.



These 3 vulnerabilities, allows an attacker to gain arbitrary code execution on the affected system.

 CVE-2015-1397 Exploits / Authentication Weakness / Known Vulnerabilities Impact Professional
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor Remote OS Command Injection Exploit Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor contains an Authentication Bypass vulnerability and a OS Command Injection vulnerability, which allows attackers to gain arbitrary code execution on the affected system. CVE-2017-10955 Windows Exploits / Authentication Weakness / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Cisco Data Center Network Manager HostEnclHandler getVmHostData SQL Injection Vulnerability Exploit Update This module uses an authentication bypass and a SQL injection vulnerability in order to upload and execute a JSP file in the Wildfly virtual file system webapps directory.



This update fixes OS detection when detecting DCNM version. 		CVE-2019-15976 Windows, Linux Exploits / Authentication Weakness / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Carel PlantVisorPro Hardcoded Password Exploit This module exploits hardcoded password vulnerability in Carel PlantVisorPro 2.0. Exploits / Authentication Weakness SCADA
TweakFS Zip Utility Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing archives containing an entry with an overly long name. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .ZIP file. CVE-2010-1458 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows SMB Client Transaction DoS (MS10-020) This module exploits a remote vulnerability in Microsoft Windows SMB client allowing the attacker to cause a DoS in the remote host. CVE-2010-0270 Windows Denial of Service / Client Side Impact Professional
CastRipper PLS Buffer Overflow Exploit CastRipper contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in CastRipper when handling .PLS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .PLS file. CVE-2009-1667 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Creative Software AutoUpdate ActiveX Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in the CTSUEng.ocx control included in the Creative Software AutoUpdate application. The exploit is triggered when the CacheFolder property processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. 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 update add support till 2.0.12.0 version of CTSUEng.ocx.

 CVE-2008-0955 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
RemoteExec REC File Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing RemoteExec Computers List files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a ".rec" file having an overly long line. NOCVE-9999-42614 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
One Link Multiple Clientsides Modules Update This update adds support for several additional ActiveX exploits. CVE-2007-3148 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Easy RM to MP3 Converter Buffer Overflow Exploit Easy RM to MP3 Converter is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing specially crafted .pls files. CVE-2009-1330 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Internet Explorer Event Handling Exploit Update The vulnerability is caused due to a use-after-free error when handling events when the object firing the event is removed from the markup.

This update improves the post-exploitation steps. 		CVE-2010-0249 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
MS Word Record Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS09-027) Update Microsoft Word is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability.



An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.



This update adds support for Office 2003 SP0. 		CVE-2009-0565 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
Browse3D SFS Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the parsing of .SFS files, this can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a .SFS file with an overly long file string.

 NOCVE-9999-35960 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
GOM Player ASX Playlist Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of a .ASX file with a long URI in the ref href tag. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .ASX file. CVE-2007-0707 Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional