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
Windows Common Log File System Driver Local Privilege Escalation Exploit (CVE-2023-28252) The cause of the vulnerability is due to the lack of a strict bounds check for some fields in the Base Block for the base log file (BLF) in CLFS.sys. This issue can lead to a Privilege Escalation. Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Linux Kernel OverlayFS Logic Upper Attributes Local Privilege Escalation Exploit On Ubuntu kernels carrying both c914c0e27eb0 and "UBUNTU: SAUCE: overlayfs: Skip permission checking for trusted.overlayfs.* xattrs", an unprivileged user may set privileged extended attributes on the mounted files, leading them to be set on the upper files without the appropriate security checks. This module exploits this in order to achieve LPE. Linux Exploits / Local Impact
Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT Project File Buffer Overflow Exploit The specific flaw exists within parsing of a V8 project file. The issue lies in the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact
Linux Kernel DCCP_PKT_REQUEST Privilege Escalation Exploit This module exploits a double-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel. The dccp_rcv_state_process function in net/dccp/input.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.11 mishandles DCCP_PKT_REQUEST packet data structures in the LISTEN state, which allows local users to escalate privileges via an application that makes an IPV6_RECVPKTINFO setsockopt system call. Linux Exploits / Local Impact
Joomla com_fields SQL Injection Exploit This module exploits a SQL Injection vulnerability in Joomla which allows gathering of users and password hashes by parsing SQL output errors. Linux Exploits / SQL Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
VMWare Aria Operations for Networks evictPublishedSupportBundles Remote OS Command Injection Exploit Unauthenticated OS Command Injection in evictPublishedSupportBundles function of ScriptUtils class of VMWare Aria Operations for Networks (aka vRealize Network Insight) Linux Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
CyberGhost CG6Service Service SetPeLauncherState Vulnerability Local Privilege Escalation Exploit The CG6Service Service in CyberGhost has the SetPeLauncherState method which allows a user to launch a debugger automatically for a determined process.

This can be abused by an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges by attaching to a SYSTEM process.
Windows Exploits / Local Impact
Hitachi Energy Abb CAP and PST 0-Day Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADA
Linux Looney Tunables GLIBC Local Privilege Escalation Exploit A buffer overflow was discovered in the GNU C Library's dynamic loader ld.so while processing the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. This issue could allow a local attacker to use maliciously crafted GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variables when launching binaries with SUID permission to execute code with elevated privileges.

Linux Exploits / Local Impact
Apache Struts 2 File Upload Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Exploit An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.

Linux Exploits / OS Command Injection / Known Vulnerabilities Impact
JBoss EJBInvokerServlet Java Deserialization Vulnerability Remote Code Execution Exploit JBoss Application Server is prone to a remote vulnerability due to deserialization of untrusted inputs, allowing attackers to instantiate arbitrary java objects leading to remote code execution.

This vulnerability affects the EJBInvokerServlet component of the server.
Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote Code Execution Impact Professional
Novell ServiceDesk Remote Code Execution Exploit This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Novell ServiceDesk. The specific flaw is located in the import functionality provided to a user. Authenticated users can upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a multipart/form-data POST request to a LiveTime.woa URL. Linux Exploits / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Secondary Logon Vulnerability Exploit (MS16-032) This module exploits a vulnerability in "Windows Secondary Logon Service" when it fails to properly manage request handles in memory. Windows Exploits / Local Impact Professional
Web Application Authentication Testing Improvement Improvement on Web Application Authentication Testing parameters to use a higher number of values between the authentication probes. Exploits / Authentication Weakness Impact Professional
Advantech WebAccess SCADA DATACORE IOCTL 0x5227 Buffer Overflow Exploit

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Advantech WebAccess/SCADA. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.



The specific flaw exists within the implementation of IOCTL 0x00005227 in DATACORE.exe. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of Administrator.
Windows Exploits / Remote Impact
Advantech WebAccess SCADA DATACORE IOCTL 0x523e Buffer Overflow Exploit The specific flaw exists within DATACORE server. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of Administrator. Windows Exploits / Remote Impact
Oracle Weblogic Server T3 UniversalExtractor JNDI injection getDatabaseMetaData Remote Code Execution Exploit An unauthenticated java deserialization vulnerability via T3 protocol in Oracle Weblogic Server allows an attacker to upload and execute a java class file to gain arbitrary code execution on the affected system. Windows, Linux Exploits / Remote Impact
CleverMic 1011S-12 IP Camera Info Disclosure CleverMic 1011S-12 IP Camera credential disclosure vulnerability Exploits / Client Side IOT
AXIS Media Control ActiveX Remote Arbitrary File Owerwrite This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side IOT
Foscam ip camera IPCWebComponents ActiveX Control Remote DoS Vulnerability This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side IOT
TrendNet TEW-751DR, TEW-752DRU, TEW733GR routers Information Disclosure TrendNet TEW-751DR, TEW-752DRU, TEW733GR routers credential disclosure vulnerability Exploits / Client Side IOT
Netlink GPON Router 1.0.11 Remote Code Execution (reboot) Netlink GPON Router 1.0.11 Remote Code Execution vulnerability Exploits / Client Side IOT
Linksys Smart WiFi routers Password hash disclosure Password hash disclosure in Linksys Smart WiFi routers Exploits / Remote IOT
uc-httpd Daemon Directory Traversal/LFI This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in uc-httpd daemon Windows Exploits / Remote IOT
Yealink VoIP Phone SIP-T38G Local File Inclusion Vulnerability Web interface contain a vulnerability that allow any page to be included.
We are able to disclose /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
Windows Exploits / Remote IOT