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
VCMS Image Arbitrary Upload Exploit A unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in includes/inline_image_upload.php within AutoSec Tools V-CMS 1.0. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension and then accessing it via a direct request to the file in temp. Solaris Exploits/Remote Impact
Xampp webdav PHP Upload Exploit This module attacks default XAMPP installations and abuses the use of default credentials for webdav. The module can also be configured to take advantage of user supplied credentials. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
OP5 license Remote Code Execution Exploit op5 Appliance contains an input validation flaw related to the system-portal component that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands via command injection. none Exploits/Remote Code Execution Impact
WeBid converter Remote Code Execution Exploit Input passed via the "from" and "to" POST parameters to converter.php is not properly sanitised before being stored in includes/currencies.php. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code. Solaris Exploits/Remote Code Execution Impact
Basilic diff PHP Code Execution Exploit This module abuses a metacharacter injection vulnerability in the diff.php script. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the www-data user account. Solaris Exploits/Remote Impact
VMware ESX RetrieveProperties Remote DoS Update The VMware vSphere API contains a denial of service vulnerability. This issue allows an unauthenticated user to send a maliciously crafted API request and disable the host daemon. Exploitation of the issue would prevent management activities on the host but any virtual machines running on the host would be unaffected. This update adds the correct CVE number. none Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Oracle Java JAX-WS Remote Code Execution Exploit The default Java security properties configuration did not restrict access to certain com.sun.org.glassfish packages. 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. 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. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
VMware OVF Tool Format String Exploit Format String vulnerability in OVF Tool when parsing crafted OVF files. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Apple QuickTime text3GTrack attribute TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit Update Buffer Overflow when handling an attribute of "text3GTrack" elements can be exploited when Quick Player handles a specially crafted TeXML file. This update adds the correct CVE information. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Apple QuickTime Style Elements TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit Update Buffer Overflow when handling an attribute of style elements can be exploited when Quick Player handles a specially crafted TeXML file. This update corrects CVE. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Samba LsarSetInformationPolicy Request Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit Update 2 This module exploits a heap overflow vulnerability in Samba Server by sending a crafted request packet via DCERPC call. This update adds support to Debian 5 (32 bits and 64 bits). Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
AzeoTech DAQFactory NETB Datagram Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit A Buffer Overflow exist in DAQFactory service who listens on the UDP port 20034 when logs the informations of the incoming NETB packets. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
WebCalendar Remote Code Execution Exploit This module exploits a command injection vulnerability in WebCalendar prior to 1.2.4 in order to install an agent. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
CYME ChartFX Client Server ActiveX Control Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to an indexing error in the ShowPropertiesDialog()method inside the ChartFX.ClientServer.Core.dll ActiveX Control. This can be exploited to write a single byte value to an arbitrary memory location via the pageNumber parameter. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Invision Power Board Unserialize Remote Code Execution Exploit Invision Power Board is vulnerable to a remote code execution due to the use of the unserialize method on user input passed through cookies without a proper sanitization. Solaris Exploits/Remote Impact
Avaya IP Office Customer Call Reporter ImageUpload Exploit The specific flaw exists because Avaya IP Office Customer Call Reporter allows to upload files to the webserver through ImageUpload.ashx. The uploaded files will not be stripped of their file extensions and the directory where they are saved has no scripting restrictions. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
VisiWave Site Survey Report File Processing Buffer Overflow Exploit Update The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in VisiWave Site Survey Report when handling report files. This can be exploited to cause a stack based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .VWR file. This module bypass DEP using ROP techniques. This update adds CVE information. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
VMware ESX RetrieveProperties Remote DoS A security vulnerability was found in the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) subsystem, allowing an unauthenticated remote DoS. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if a specially crafted request is sent to the vSphere API by an unauthenticated user. none Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Novell ZENworks AdminStudio LaunchHelp ActiveX Arbitrary Code Execution Exploit This module allows remote attackers to place arbitrary files on a temporary folder in Novel ZENWorks AdminStudio, through a vulnerability in LaunchHelp.dll ActiveX Control (LaunchHelp.dll version 9.5.0.0). Code execution is achieved by uploading and executing a vbs script which then requests and executes Impact's binary agent. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Apple QuickTime Style Elements TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit Buffer Overflow when handling an attribute of style elements can be exploited when Quick Player handles a specially crafted TeXML 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. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
EMC NetWorker nsrd RPC Service Format String Exploit Update A Format string vulnerability in the nsrd RPC service within EMC NetWorker? allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a crafted message. This update adds Linux Support. Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
Apple QuickTime text3GTrack attribute TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit Buffer Overflow when handling an attribute of "text3GTrack" elements can be exploited when Quick Player handles a specially crafted TeXML 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. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
NTR ActiveX Control StopModule Remote Code Execution Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the ntractivex118.dll module included in the NTRglobal NTR Activex Control application. The exploit is triggered when the StopModule() method processes a crafted argument resulting in a buffer overflow. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Aladdin Knowledge System Ltd PrivAgent ChooseFilePath Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Aladdin Knowledge System Ltd PrivAgent.ocx ActiveX Control. The exploit is triggered when the ChooseFilePath() method processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
HP Data Protector Express Create New Folder Buffer Overflow Exploit HP Data Protector Express is prone to a buffer-overflow when handling folder names in an insecure way by the dpwindtb.dll component. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact