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
WordPress File Manager (wp-file-manager) Plugin Remote PHP File Upload Vulnerability Exploit A vulnerability in the File Manager (wp-file-manager) plugin for WordPress, version 6.0 to 6.8, allows to unauthenticated remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code because.



The root cause is an unsafe renaming of a example elFinder connector file with the php extension.



Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows attackers to write php files to the wp-content/plugins/wp-file-manager/lib/files/ directory of Wordpress. 		CVE-2020-25213 Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
ATutor AContent ims_import.php Zip File Upload Directory Traversal PHP Remote Code Execution Exploit This module exploits a zip file upload directory traversal in ATutor AContent to install an agent. NOCVE-9999-95359 Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Magento eCommerce Web Sites RetrieveImage.php Arbitrary File Upload Exploit This module uses an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Magento eCommerce Web Sites to gain arbitrary code execution on the affected system.

Authentication is required to access the administrative panel. 		NOCVE-9999-87682 Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
CMS Made Simple moduleinterface.php Remote PHP File Upload Vulnerability Exploit CMS Made Simple allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via file upload using admin/moduleinterface.php CVE-2018-1000094 Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Cisco Prime Infrastructure Health Monitor UploadServlet Remote JSP File Upload Vulnerability Exploit The TarArchive class blindly extracts tar archives without checking for directory traversals. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the system. CVE-2019-1821 Linux Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Atlassian Crowd pdkinstall Plugin Install Vulnerability Exploit The pdkinstall development plugin is incorrectly enabled in release builds of Atlassian Crowd and Crowd Data Center. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to install a malicious plugin and execute code in the system. CVE-2019-11580 Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Open-AudIT m_devices.php Remote PHP File Upload Vulnerability Exploit The sub_resource_create function of class M_devices in m_devices.php of Open-AudIT 3.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to upload arbitrary PHP files, allowing the execution of arbitrary php code in the system. CVE-2020-11942 Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
DotCMS ajax_file_upload Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Exploit This module exploits an arbitrary file upload in DotCMS to install an agent. NOCVE-9999-97138 Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Nuxeo Platform CMS Directory Traversal Vulnerability JSP File Upload Exploit This module uses a directory traversal vulnerability in the file import feature in Nuxeo Platform CMS to upload a JSP to gain arbitrary code execution on the affected system. CVE-2017-5869 Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Trend Micro Mobile Security for Enterprise upload_img_file Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Exploit This module exploits an arbitrary file upload in Trend Micro Mobile Security for Enterprise to install an agent. CVE-2017-14079 Windows Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
inductive_automation_ignition_7_6_4_designer_xxe Ignition 7.6.4 Designer XXE Exploits / Remote File Inclusion SCADA
CMS Made Simple Module Import PHP Remote Command Injection Vulnerability Exploit CMS Made Simple allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via command injection using the module import feature in admin/moduleinterface.php CVE-2018-10517 Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
Schneider Electric U.motion Builder file_picker.php Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Upload Remote Code Execution Exploit This module exploits a directory traversal arbitrary file upload in Schneider Electric U.Motion Builder to install an agent. NOCVE-9999-95622 Exploits / Remote File Inclusion / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
IBM i Privilege Escalation through Object Authority on User Profile This update adds the capability to escalate privileges for python agents running on IBM i through Object Authority on User Profile NOCVE-9999-187355 Post Exploitation Impact
.NET Assembly Execution This update adds the capability to Windows agents of executing .net assemblies in the target's memory.

Also, a specific module to trigger SharpHound (BloodHound data Collector) is included in it. 		Post Exploitation Impact
Ransomware Simulation This update adds a couple modules to simulate a ransomware attack in a previously exploited host. "Ransomware Simulation" to run the simulated ransomware attack. "Files Decryption after Ransomware Simulation" to decrypt previously encrypted files. NOCVE-9999-175115 Post Exploitation Impact
Ransomware Simulation Enhancement - Rename encrypted files This update adds a new parameter to the "Ransomware Simulation" module: "RENAME FILES"; if set to TRUE, encrypted files will also be renamed by adding the .1mp4ct extension to them. NOCVE-9999-175115 Post Exploitation Impact
PowerShell Update v1 This update resolves an issue in the PowerShell feature. Post Exploitation Impact
Microsoft Windows HTTP UaF List DoS HTTP.sys has a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to crash the vulnerable machine. CVE-2021-31166 Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact
Viper RGB Driver Read Write IO Ports DoS Update This update adds the CVE number. CVE-2020-9756 Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact
Reliance4 SCADA Web Server Denial of Service Remote Denial Reliance4 SCADA Web Server Tested on: Reliance 4.9.0 Revision 45040 Windows Denial of Service / Remote SCADA
Microsoft Windows Kernel ObpCreateSymbolicLinkName Denial of Service Exploit Update This module leverages on a race condition in the Windows kernel using symbolic links to crash the system.



This update adds the CVE number 		CVE-2021-41335 Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock DoS Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock is prone to a DoS because of an integer overflow. CVE-2022-24507 Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact
Xiongmai DVRs Remote Denial of Service A buffer overflow in the RTSP service of the Xiongmai DVR devices allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a crafted RTSP request, with a long digest CSeq header CVE-2022-26259 Windows Denial of Service / Remote IOT
Medtronic Valleylab Software Denial Of Service Vulnerability Remote Denial Of Service in Medtronic Valleylab Windows Denial of Service / Remote MEDICAL