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
DirectX Media SDK Exploit Buffer overflow in the Live Picture Corporation DXSurface.LivePicture.FlashPix.1 (DirectTransform FlashPix) ActiveX control in DXTLIPI.DLL 6.0.2.827, as packaged in Microsoft DirectX Media 6.0 SDK, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SourceUrl property value. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Apple QuickTime Java toQTPointer() code execution exploit update This module exploits a memory corruption vulnerability in the Java QuickTime for Java (QtJava.dll) browser plug-in. The module runs a malicious web server on the CORE IMPACT Console and waits for an unsuspecting user(s) to connect to it with a Java-enabled browser using the vulnerable plug-in. When a user connects to the site they trigger the exploit and the module attempts to install an agent on their computer. This update adds support for Safari browser in Mac OS X (i386) and adds Opera support in Windows. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Discovery Service exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in BrightStor ARCserve/Enterprise Backup, which can be leveraged by an attacker to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the Discovery Service when processing received network traffic. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by sending an overly large TCP data stream to port 41523. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Linux NVIDIA exploit The NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver for Linux is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root. Exploits/Local Impact
WinRAR LHA-LZH exploit update This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in WinRAR 3.60 beta6 and prior to install a level0 agent. This update adds support to register the exploit into the IMPACT webserver. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
QuickTime JPEG Exploit Update 2 This module exploits a vulnerability in Apple QuickTime PictureViewer and installs an agent. This update improve the exploit reliability in Mac OS X. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management Preboot Service Opcode 0x21 Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a remote stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Preboot Service component of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management, by sending a specially crafted packet to the port 998/TCP. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Citrix Gateway ActiveX Nsepa Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the NSEPA.NsepaCtrl.1 ActiveX control in Nsepa.ocx in Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise Edition. When the control processes a crafted HTTP header data, a stack based buffer overflow occurs allowing execution of arbitrary code. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Oracle Java AtomicReferenceArray Type Confusion Exploit Update Unsafe type handling performed by the AtomicReferenceArray class of the Oracle Java Runtime Environment can be abused to cause a type confusion error. 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. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
PHP-CGI Argument Injection Exploit Update This module exploits an argument injection vulnerability in PHP up to version 5.3.12 and 5.4.2 when running as a standalone CGI processor and takes advantage of the -d flag to achieve remote code execution. This update adds support for FreeBSD, OpenBSD, RedHat and Windows platforms. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Adobe Flash Player casi32 Integer Overflow Exploit This module exploits an integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of casi32. The issue lies in the failure to properly sanitize a user-supplied length value with a specific array implementation. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code within the context of the current process. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
CorelCAD Multiple DLL Hijacking Exploit Untrusted search path vulnerability in CorelCAD 2014.5 Build 14.4.51 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 FxManagedCommands_3.08_9.tx or TD_Mgd_3.08_9.dll that is located in the same folder as an .dwt file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
OpenSSL DTLS Fragment Buffer Overflow DoS OpenSSL is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue allows remote attackers to crash a vulnerable server. This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in OpenSSL by sending a crafted packet to port 10161, causing a denial of service effect. Linux Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Winamp gen_ff DLL Buffer Overflow Exploit Update Winamp is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. This update enhances support for the Impact 9. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Remote Exploits Invalid Characters Update This update corrects a typo defining invalid characters for the egg in some remote exploits, and improves the reliability of Now SMS MMS Gateway Web Authorization Buffer Overflow Exploit on Windows 2000 targets. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
SugarCRM Remote Code Execution Exploit Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Compose Email feature in the Emails module in Sugar Community Edition (aka SugarCRM) before 5.2f allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with only an extension in its name, then accessing the file via a direct request to a modified filename under cache/modules/Emails/, as demonstrated using .php as the entire original name. Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
ISC BIND RRSIG Query DoS RRSIG Queries can trigger a server crash in ISC BIND servers when Response Policy Zones is in use. 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. Solaris Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Audio Converter PLS File Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Audio Converter when handling .PLS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .PLS file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Visio 2003 MFC71ENU DLL Hijacking Exploit(MS11-055) Microsoft Visio 2003 is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named MFC71ENU.DLL, if this dll is located in the same folder as an .VSD 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
Openftpd Server Buffer Overflow Exploit Update The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the authentication process. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending an overly long, specially-crafted password to the affected server. This update adds CVE Number. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Oracle Java JMX Remote Code Execution Exploit Update The default Java security properties configuration does not restrict access to certain objects in the com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver 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. This update adds support for Mac OS X 10.7.4 (i386). Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
RealPlayer TRACKID tag handling RMP Buffer Overflow Exploit Real Media Player are vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow when provided with a specially crafted .rmp file with malformed TRACKID tags. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
HP System Management iprange Parameter Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a Buffer Overflow on HP System Management. The vulnerability exists when handling a crafted iprange parameter on a request against /proxy/DataValidation. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
HP OpenView Performance Insight Server Backdoor Account Code Execution Exploit This module exploits a hidden account in the com.trinagy.security.XMLUserManager Java class. When using this account, an attacker can abuse the com.trinagy.servlet.HelpManagerServlet class and write arbitary files to the system allowing the execution of arbitary code. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Symantec IM Manager Administrative Interface IMAdminSchedTask.asp Remote Code Execution Exploit This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Symantec IM Manager. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability in that a logged in user must be coerced into visiting a malicious link. The specific flaw exists within the ScheduleTask method exposed by the IMAdminSchedTask.asp page hosted on the web interface. This function does not properly sanitize user input from a POST variable before passing it to an eval call. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact