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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
Drupal BlogAPI Remote Execution Exploit Update 3
The BlogAPI module does not validate the extension of files that it is used to upload, enabling users with the "administer content with blog api" permission to upload harmful files. This module uploads an IMPACT agent, creates a php file to execute the agent and then makes a request to the file. The result is an IMPACT agent running on the webserver. This update adds support for Solaris platforms.
QQPlayer contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in QQPlayer when handling .ASX files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .ASX file.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
OpenBSD PF IP ICMPV6 Remote DoS Update
OpenBSD's PF is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to cause a kernel panic on affected computers, denying further service to legitimate users. This update improves reliability in Impact 10.
An integer overflow error exists in the processing of MP4 files. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via e.g. an MP4 file containing a specially crafted "ctts" box.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader when parsing .PDF files. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in authplay.dll when handling crafted malicious Flash (.SWF) file or by embedding a malicious Flash application in a .PDF file. This version add Windows Vista support.
Microsoft Windows Media Services Remote Exploit (MS10-025)
This module exploits a remote buffer overflow in the Microsoft Windows Media Services by sending a specially crafted packet to the port 1755/TCP. 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.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing archives containing entries with overly long paths.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
vBulletin query Cross Site Scripting Exploit
The application is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input to the 'query' parameter of the search pages. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. vBulletin 4.0.2 is vulnerable. This issue does not affect vBulletin 3.x versions.
Exploits/Cross Site Scripting (XSS)/Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
Yahoo Player YPL Buffer Overflow Exploit
Yahoo Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Yahoo Player when handling .YPL files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .YPL file.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
OpenX Remote Code Execution Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to the banner-edit.php script allowing the upload of files with arbitrary extensions to a folder inside the webroot. This can be exploited to e.g. execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a specially crafted PHP script that contains the GIF magic number.
Novell iPrint Client Date Time Parameter Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in the ienipp.ocx control included in the Novell iPrint Client application. The exploit is triggered when the Date Time parameter processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to boundary errors within the "pdf_loadtype4shade()", "pdf_loadtype5shade()", "pdf_loadtype6shade()", and "pdf_loadtype7shade()" functions. This can be exploited to cause stack-based buffer overflows.
A Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability was found in the atksearch[contractnumber], atksearch_AE_customer[customer] and atksearchmode[contracttype] variables within the 'Organisation Contracts' administration page. This is because the application does not properly sanitise the users input.
Exploits/Cross Site Scripting (XSS)/Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
BigAnt IM Server HTTP GET Request Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in the AntServer Module (AntServer.exe) that can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted, overly long HTTP GET request to default port 6660/TCP. This update adds support for the latest version of the software, which is still vulnerable to the attack.
There is an authentication vulnerability in the Windows debugging subsystem (smss). This allows any user to obtain a handle with any access of any process running. With this handle an agent is injected in a SYSTEM process. The update fixes an issue using Import *
Zen Cart record_company Remote Code Execution Exploit
Zen Cart is prone to a vulnerability that attackers can leverage to execute arbitrary code. This issue occurs in the 'admin/record_company.php' script. Specifically, the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input to the 'frmdt_content' parameter of the 'record_company_image' array.
Linux
Exploits/Remote Code Execution
Impact
Apple iTunes ITMS Buffer Overflow Exploit
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple iTunes. The specific flaw exists in the URL handlers associated with iTunes. When processing URLs via the protocol handlers ITMS, ITMSS, DAAP, PCAST, and ITPC an exploitable stack overflow occurs.
This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to a boundary error in BlazeHDTV when handling Playlist files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted PLF file.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of POST requests. This may allow execution of arbitrary code by sending an overly long, specially crafted POST request to the proxy server
Euphonics Audio Player PLS Buffer Overflow Exploit
Euphonics Audio Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling .PLS files.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Microsoft Internet Explorer XML Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
This update improves the reliability of the exploit and adds support for Windows Vista.
This module allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing the Mercury Mail Transport System. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within Mercury/32 IMAPD Server Module (mercuryi.dll). This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly bounds check user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed size memory buffer. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.