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
MSRPC WKSSVC NetpManageIPCConnect exploit A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Workstation service that could allow an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability to take complete control of the affected system. CVE-2006-4691 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator - Protection Pilot HTTP exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator before 3.5.0.720 and ProtectionPilot before 1.1.1.126. CVE-2006-5156 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Apple QuickTime QTVR QTVRStringAtom Buffer Overflow Exploit 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. 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. CVE-2012-0667 Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console Remote Command Execution Exploit This module exploits a file upload vulnerability in the LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console. Unrestricted file upload in andesk/managementsuite/core/core.anonymous/ServerSetup.asmx in the ServerSetup web service in Lenovo ThinkManagement Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension via a PutUpdateFileCore command in a RunAMTCommand SOAP request. CVE-2012-1195 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
ASUS Net4Switch ipswcom ActiveX Buffer Overflow Exploit ASUS Net4Switch is prone to an overflow condition related to the ActiveX component ipswcom.dll. The CxDbgPrint()function (cxcmrt.dll) fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted message string passed to the Alert() method, a remote attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Apple QuickTime TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit A vulnerability found in Apple QuickTime Player when handling a crafted TeXML file, it is possible to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow. 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. CVE-2012-0663 Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Exim Ghost Buffer Overflow Exploit This update includes a module that remotely exploits CVE-2015-0235 (a.k.a. GHOST, a heap-based buffer overflow in the GNU C Library's gethostbyname functions) on x86 and x86_64 GNU/Linux systems that run the Exim mail server. CVE-2015-0235 Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
HP Data Protector Remote Command Execution Exploit This module exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in HP Data Protector by sending a specially crafted request CVE-2014-2623 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Corel Painter Wacommt DLL Hijacking Exploit Untrusted search path vulnerability in Corel Painter 2015 14.0.0.728 and earlier, and possibly other versions allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wacommt.dll that is located in the same folder as an .rif file. CVE-2014-8395 Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
MediaWiki Thumb.php Remote Command Execution Exploit MediaWiki with DjVU or PDF file upload allows a remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by exploting a bug in the with parameter in thumb.php while previewing the uploaded file. CVE-2014-1610 Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
IIS FTP NLST Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow in the FTP server in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) via a crafted NLST command that uses wildcards. 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. CVE-2009-3023 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Awingsoft Awakening Remote Command Execution Exploit Awingsoft Awakening (aka Winds3D) Viewer, which runs as a plugin within most popular web browsers, is vulnerable to a remotely exploitable arbitrary command execution vulnerability which can be triggered by making the user visit a malicious link/website. CVE-2009-2386 Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
RPT Remote Exploits Timeout Update This update corrects timeouts in different remote exploits. CVE-2004-2466 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Free CD to MP3 Converter WAV File Buffer Overflow Exploit Free CD to MP3 Converter by Eusing Software contains a buffer prone to exploitation via a specially crafted WAV file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Safari Webkit SVG Memory Corruption Exploit Webkit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.06 is prone to a memory corruption vulnerability caused by a web site with a crafted SVG graphic. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2011-1453 Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Citrix EdgeSight Remote DoS Citrix EdgeSight is prone to a Denial of Service within the LauncherService.exe component which listens by default on TCP port 18747. When handling a request the process trusts a user supplied field in the packet specifying the length of data to follow, the process then copies the user supplied data, without validation, into a fixed-length buffer on the heap. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Microsoft Office Access Database Processing Pointers Exploit (MS13-074) Microsoft Access contains a vulnerability in the way it handles compiled queries that are stored in .aacdb files. It mistakenly interprets certain fields in the file as pointers and produce memory corruption. CVE-2013-3155 Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Apache Struts 2 DefaultActionMapper redirect Remote Code Execution Exploit Update The DefaultActionMapper class in Apache Struts2 supports a method for short-circuit navigation state changes by prefixing parameters with "action:" or "redirect:". The information contained in these prefixes is not properly sanitized before being evaluated as OGNL expressions on the server side, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code on the server. This module exploits the vulnerability in any web application built on top of vulnerable versions of the Apache Struts 2 framework. CVE-2013-2251 Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
Microsoft Internet Explorer CCaret Use-After-Free Exploit (MS13-069) Use after free in Internet Explorer when handling the caret (text cursor) object. Successful control of the freed memory may leverage arbitrary code execution under the context of the user. CVE-2013-3205 Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft WINS Service Failed Response Vulnerability DoS (MS11-035) Update This module exploits a vulnerability in the Microsoft WINS service by sending a request packet followed by a RESET connection packet to the service. CVE-2011-1248 Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Microsoft WINS Service Failed Response Vulnerability DoS (MS11-035) This module exploits a vulnerability on Microsoft WINS service by sending a request packet followed by a RESET connection packet. 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. CVE-2011-1248 Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino NSFComputeEvaluateExt Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM Lotus Domino by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the Web Administration Interface. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Quick n Easy FTP Server Login DoS This module shuts down the Quick 'n Easy FTP Server because it fails to properly handle user-supplied malformed packets when login. CVE-2009-1602 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Sony Sound Forge Pro MtxParhVegasPreview DLL Hijacking Exploit Sony Sound Forge Pro is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named MtxParhVegasPreview.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder as a .SFW file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .SFW file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Quick TFTP Server Pro Mode Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Quick TFTP Server Pro when processing a very large mode field in a read or write request. CVE-2008-1610 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact