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
Novell ZENworks Asset Management Path Traversal Exploit This module exploits a path traversal vulnerability in Novell ZENworks Asset Management.



The flaw exists within the rtrlet component. This process listens on TCP port 8080. When handling an unauthenticated file upload the process does not properly sanitize the path. Directory traversal can be used to drop a file in an arbitrary location and a null byte inserted into the filename to provide arbitrary extension.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
EMC NetWorker nsrd RPC Service Format String Exploit 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. Linux, Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Wireshark ENTTEC Dissector DoS This module exploits a vulnerability in the WireShark ENTTEC dissector by sending a specially crafted UDP packet. Linux, Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
FreeFloat FTP Server Reply Buffer Overflow Exploit FreeFloat FTP server is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability when handling overly long replies. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Httpdx FTP Server tolog() Function Format String Exploit This module exploits a format string vulnerability in HTTPDX FTP server by sending a specially crafted FTP command, corrupting the memory and executing arbitrary code. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Easy File Management Web Server UserID Cookie Handling Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing the "UserID" value in the session cookie, which can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
WellinTech KingSCADA AEServer Buffer Overflow Exploit The KingSCADA application has a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability where the application overwrites the structured exception handler (SEH). An attacker could send a specially crafted packet to KingSCADA, and the application would handle the packet incorrectly, causing a stack-based buffer overflow. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Netgear R7000 Command Injection NETGEAR R6250 before 1.0.4.6.Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta, R6700 before 1.0.1.14.Beta, R6900, R7000 before 1.0.7.6.Beta, R7100LG before 1.0.0.28.Beta, R7300DST before 1.0.0.46.Beta, R7900 before 1.0.1.8.Beta, R8000 before 1.0.3.26.Beta, D6220, D6400, D7000, and possibly other routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the path info to cgi-bin/. Exploits / Remote IOT
Oracle Secure Backup NDMP_CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Oracle Secure Backup when sending a specially crafted NDMP_CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH packet. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Xoops mydirname Remote Code Execution Exploit Update This update adds support for Solaris platform. Solaris, Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Ubiquiti Aircam RTSP server Remote Denial of Service Remote Denial Ubiquiti Aircam Windows Denial of Service / Remote IOT
MSRPC MSDTC Allocation MS06-018 DoS Update This is a denial of service exploit for a vulnerability in the MSDTC component of windows systems (MS06-018). This update fixes the correct CVE number (CVE-2006-1184)

Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Message Service Exploit CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability on the RPC interface that could permit the execution of arbitrary remote code. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code and completely compromise the computer. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Procyon Core Server HMI Scada Coreservice Buffer Overflow Exploit Vulnerability in the coreservice.exe component of Procyon Core Server versions 1.13 and below. While processing a password, the application fails to do proper bounds checking before copying data into a buffer on the stack. This causes a buffer overflow and allows it to overwrite a structured exception handling record, allowing for unauthenticated remote code execution. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Alt-N Security Gateway Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit Update This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the Alt-N Security Gateway by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the TCP port 4000.

This module adds support for Windows 2000 Professional SP4.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
HP iNode Management Center iNodeMngChecker Remote Code Execution Exploit The flaw exists within the iNodeMngChecker.exe component which listens by default on TCP port 9090. When handling the 0x0A0BF007 packet type the process blindly copies user supplied data into a fixed-length buffer on the stack. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
MSRPC Server Service Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit Reliability Enhancement This updates improves the reliability and AV Evasion of MSRPC Server Service Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit against Windows 2000 targets, in those cases where the target OS and Version is unknown before launching the exploit. Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBackMount GetVaultDump Buffer Overflow Exploit The specific flaw exists within FastBackMount.exe which listens by default on TCP port 30051. When handling opcode 0x09 packets, the process blindly copies user supplied data into a stack-based buffer within CMountDismount::GetVaultDump. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the SYSTEM user. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Group Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Exploit (MS15-011) Update This module exploits, via a "Man In The Middle" attack, a security flaw in the Domain Controller policies downloaded by clients during the logging process



This update adds support to Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2 and improves the network stability.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Control Microsystems ClearSCADA Remote DoS Update This module exploits a vulnerability in the ClearSCADA Server service by sending a malformed packet to the 5481/TCP port to crash the application.



This Update increases the MAX TRIES default value because it has not been reliable.
Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
SugarCRM Remote Code Execution Exploit Update This update adds support for Solaris and Mac OS X platforms Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Zimbra Collaboration Server skin Local File Include Exploit Update Zimbra is vulnerable to a Local File Inclusion vulnerability that allows attacker to get LDAP credentials which we may use for upload a JSP file allowing us to install an agent.



This update workarounds a problem when proxying and using HTTPSConnection.
Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
VMware vCenter Server Java JMX-RMI Remote Code Execution Exploit VMware vCenter Server is prone to a remote vulnerability that allows attackers to take advantage of an insecure deployment of the JMX/RMI service used to manage and monitor the Java Virtual Machine.



By exploiting known methods, it is possible to remotely load an MLet file from an attacker controlled web server that points at a, also controlled, jar file.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows SMB Pathname Overflow DoS (MS10-012) Update This update adds shared folders detection.



This module exploits a vulnerability on srv.sys when it executes a rename command into shared folder using a long pathname.
Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
Borland AccuRev Reprise License Server edit_lf_process Write Arbitrary Files Exploit Update 2 The specific flaw exists within the edit_lf_process resource of the AccuRev Reprise License Manager service. The issue lies in the ability to write arbitrary files with controlled data. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM.

This update introduces a number of improvements related to the architecture

of the agent installed and scenarios where multiple targets are tested.

This update adds reliability.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact Professional