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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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Title
Description
Date Added
CVE Link
Exploit Platform
Exploit Type
Product Name
Sorax PDF Reader dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit
Sorax PDF Reader is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named dwmapi.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .PDF file.
This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them.
Exploits / Client Side
MEDICAL
Lotus Notes LZH Attachment Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Lotus Notes when parsing a malformed, specially crafted LZH file received as an email attachment.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Oracle Java. The BytePackedRaster.verify() method in Oracle Java versions prior to 7u25 is vulnerable to a signed integer overflow that allows bypassing of "dataBitOffset" boundary checks. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution.
Promotic SCADA ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them.
Exploits / Client Side
SCADA
Aloaha PDF Suite Buffer Overflow Exploit
Aloaha PDF Suite is prone to a security vulnerability when processing PDF files. This vulnerability could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target machine by enticing Aloaha users to open a specially crafted PDF file.
IBM Lotus Quickr For Domino qp2 ActiveX Control Heap Overflow Exploit
A heap overflow in the ActiveX control qp2.cab in IBM Lotus Quickr for Domino allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the Attachment_Names method.
Corel PaintShop Pro X5 dwmapi DLL Insecure Library Loading Exploit
Corel Paint Shop Pro is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named dwmapi.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .JPG file.
Black Diamond SCADA IWshRuntimeLibrary ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them.
Exploits / Client Side
SCADA
Microsoft PowerPoint Invalid TimeColorBehaviorContainer Record Code Execution Exploit Update
Microsoft Powerpoint parses a record associated with animation. If a container holds a specific record type, the application will explicitly trust a length used in this record to calculate a pointer for copying floating point numbers to. This can be used to write outside of an allocated buffer and will lead to code execution under the context of the application.
Newport Electronics iDRN-iDRX Signal Conditioners ActiveX Control Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability
This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them.
Exploits / Client Side
SCADA
ICONICS Dialog Wrapper Module ActiveX control vulnerable to buffer overflow
This module will listen for HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and queue client side exploits as HTTP responses in an attempt to install an OS agent on the client.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the way WMF metafile images are handled by Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine.
In this new version, the generated metafile is much more random and fully compliant with the file format.
Additionally, the payload tries to escape to another process, then returns from the callback transferring the execution flow back to the host application, hiding exploitation from the user's perception.
Microsoft Windows Object Packager Insecure Executable Loading Exploit (MS12-002)
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Windows registers and uses the Windows Object Packager that may allow the execution of any executable file named packager.exe, if this executable is located in the same folder than a .PPSX file.
Microsoft Office Assembly Execution Exploit (MS12-005)
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the Windows Packager configuration allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ClickOnce application in a Microsoft Office document.
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."