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
Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 Codecs Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS10-026) This module exploits a buffer overflow in the Microsoft Windows MPEG Layer-3 codecs when parsing a malformed .AVI file. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer TextBytesAtom Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS10-004) This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 by sending a specially crafted .PPT file with a malformed TextBytesAtom (0xF0A8) record. 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
Net Transport eDonkey Protocol Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of eDonkey "OP_LOGINREQUEST" packets. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted packet to the ed2k port of an affected system. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Microsoft Windows TCPIP SACK Remote DoS (MS10-009) This module exploits a memory corruption in the Microsoft Windows TCP/IP implementation by sending a sequence of TCP/IP packets with a specially crafted Selective Acknowledgement (SACK) values. 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 Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Quiksoft EasyMail AddAttachment Method ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit QuikSoft EasyMail is prone to a buffer overflow. The vulnerability affects the 'AddAttachment()' method of the 'emsmtp.dll'. The issue occurs when the method handles user-input buffer with overly long size. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a remote buffer overflow in the OmniInet.exe service included in the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector application by sending a malformed MSG_PROTOCOL packet. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Adobe Flash Player SWF Content Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player triggered when processing a specially crafted .SWF file. This update adds support for One Link Multiple Clientsides. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Malformed U3D Data Heap Memory Corruption Exploit Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed U3D content in a .PDF 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
Microsoft Office Drawing Format Shape Exploit (MS09-062) This module exploits a memory corruption in Microsoft Office Powerpoint when parsing a .PPT document with a specially crafted msofbtOPT record type. 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
VLC Media Player SMB URI Handling Buffer Overflow Exploit VLC Media Player is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability when handling playlist files having an overly long SMB URI. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
FCKeditor CurrentFolder Parameter Arbitrary File Upload Exploit FCKeditor is prone to an arbitrary-file-upload vulnerability because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload arbitrary code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation; other attacks are also possible. 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. Exploits/Remote File Inclusion/Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Symantec System Center Alert Management System Command Execution Exploit The AMS2 (Alert Management Systems 2) component of multiple Symantec products is prone to a remote command-execution vulnerability because the software fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Mantis Manage_proj_page Remote Code Execution This module exploits a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Mantis version 1.1.3 caused by Mantis handling the sort parameter in manage_proj_page without the proper validation. This allows for remote code execution on Mantis' Web server. Linux Exploits/Remote Impact
Novell GroupWise Internet Agent Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits an off-by-one condition by sending a specially crafted RCPT verb argument to a Novell GroupWise Internet Agent. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
AT TFTP Server Long Filename Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error during the processing of TFTP Read/Write request packet types. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted packet with an overly long filename field. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Kantaris Buffer Overflow Subtitle Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in Kantaris and installs an agent. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
BulletProof FTP Client Buffer Overflow Exploit BulletProof FTP Client contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in BulletProof FTP Client when handling .BPS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .BPS file. Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft IGMPv3 Exploit (MS08-001) This exploit installs an agent using an overflow vulnerability located in Microsoft Windows tcpip.sys Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
DATAC RealWin SCADA Server Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in RealWin SCADA Server. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted packet to port TCP/910. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Microsoft Office Excel Exploit (MS08-043) This module exploits an error during processing of FORMAT records when loading Excel files into memory that can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted XLS file containing an out-of-bounds array index. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Office Web Components Exploit (MS08-017) This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Office Web Components. 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
WireShark LDAP Dissector DoS This module exploits a vulnerability in the WireShark LDAP dissector, sending a specially crafted LDAP packet, causing WireShark to crash. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
InstallShield Update Service WebAgent Exploit This module exploits a vulnerability in the InstallShield Update Service ActiveX control (isusweb.dll) in MacroVision FLEXnet Connect and InstallShield 2008. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS08-053) Update This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the wmex.dll ActiveX Control included in Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Trend Micro OfficeScan Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition when processing passwords with cgiChkMasterPwd.exe vulnerable module. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to this module. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact