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
IBM Lotus Domino BMP parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit Update 2 IBM Domino is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing BMP images. By sending a specially-crafted bitmap image, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or make the application crash. This version add encryption. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino iCalendar Attachment Name Buffer Overflow Exploit A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the nRouter.exe component of IBM Lotus Domino when parsing the filename of an attachment within an iCalendar invitation. This can be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted e-mail to the Lotus Domino SMTP server. This module bypasses Data Execution Prevention (DEP) in order to install an agent on the target machine. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino iCalendar Organizer Buffer Overflow Exploit A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the nRouter.exe component of IBM Lotus Domino when parsing the ORGANIZER field of an iCalendar invitation. This can be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted e-mail to the Lotus Domino SMTP server. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino If-Modified-Since Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the nHTTP.exe application, a component of Lotus Domino Server, by sending an HTTP request with an invalid value for the If-Modified-Since parameter. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino IMAP Server Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in a Lotus Domino IMAP Server and installs an agent if successful. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely and it does not require user authentication. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino IMAP Server Buffer Overflow Exploit Update This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in a Lotus Domino IMAP Server and installs an agent if successful. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely and it does not require user authentication. This update adds support for Lotus Domino for windows versions 6.5, 7.0.1, 7.0.1FP1, and 7.0.2. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino LDAP ModifyRequest Add Exploit The specific flaw exists within LDAP handling functionality which listens by default on TCP port 389. The vulnerable code blindly copies attacker supplied data from a specially formatted LDAP ModifyRequest packet to a fixed length stack buffer. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino LSUB IMAP Server Buffer Overflow Exploit Exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Lotus Domino IMAP Server for windows version 7.0.2FP1 after authentication. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino LSUB IMAP Server Buffer Overflow Exploit Update Exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Lotus Domino IMAP Server for windows version 7.0.2FP1 after authentication. This update solves the unsupported icon target problem Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino nLDAP Remote DoS IBM Lotus Domino is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus Domino NSFComputeEvaluateExt Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM Lotus Domino by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the Web Administration Interface. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Lotus iNotes ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit IBM Lotus iNotes ActiveX control dwa85W.dll is vulnerable to a buffer overflow via a long argument to the Attachment_Times method. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
IBM Lotus Quickr For Domino qp2 ActiveX Control Heap Overflow Exploit A heap overflow in the ActiveX control qp2.cab in IBM Lotus Quickr for Domino allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the Attachment_Names method. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
IBM Lotus Quickr For Domino qp2 ActiveX Control Heap Overflow Exploit Update A heap overflow in the ActiveX control qp2.cab in IBM Lotus Quickr for Domino allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the Attachment_Names method.



This update reduces user interaction, automating the focus of the mouse in the created window object.
Windows Exploits / Client Side Impact Professional
IBM Lotus Quickr qp2.cab ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit A buffer overflow in the ActiveX control qp2.cab in IBM Lotus Quickr for Domino allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the Attachment_Times method. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
IBM Lotus Sametime StMux Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Community Services Multiplexer (StMux.exe) by requesting a specially crafted URL. Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
IBM Performance Tools for i QAVCPP Local Privilege Escalation Exploit An improper privilege management vulnerability in IBM Performance Tools for i allows authenticated local attackers with command line access to gain all object access to the host operating system.

The vulnerability can be exploited by abusing the QPFR/QAVCPP program.
IBM i Exploits / Local Impact
IBM Personal Communications Buffer Overflow Exploit IBM Personal Communications is prone to a stack based buffer overflow when parsing a malformed WS file. This module exploits this flaw to archive a clientside code execution. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
IBM Rational ClearQuest RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit IBM Rational ClearQuest ActiveX control Cqole.dll is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by a function prototype mismatch in the RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet() function. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
IBM solidDB Packet Processing DoS IBM solidDB does not properly perform a recursive call to a certain function upon receiving packet data containing a single integer field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a TCP session. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact
IBM SPSS SamplePower ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them. Exploits / Client Side SCADA
IBM SPSS SamplePower C1sizer ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit A vulnerability when handling the TabCaption buffer, C1sizer.ocx does not properly check the size before running lstrcatA and therefore will cause a buffer overflow. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
IBM SPSS SamplePower Vsflex8l ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit Buffer overflow when a special malformed string is assigned to the ComboList or ColComboList property. The code looks for a '#'in the string then copies into a global buffer in the data section with a static size of 0x64. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
IBM SPSS SamplePower vsflex8l ActiveX Control ComboList Property Second Buffer Overflow Exploit The vulnerability is a buffer overflow caused due to an error related to the ComboList property within the vsflex8l ActiveX Control. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
IBM Tivoli Directory Server SASL Bind Request DoS IBM Tivoli Directory Server incorrectly handles LDAP CRAM-MD5 packets which leads to a denial of service. Windows Denial of Service/Remote Impact