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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
HP Data Protector EXEC_CMD Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in HP Data Protector by sending a specially crafted EXEC_CMD request.
CA Total Defense UNCWS Web Service deleteReportFilter Remote Code Execution Exploit
The UNCWS Web Service component of CA Total Defense listens for SOAP requests. The deleteReportFilter method makes use of the uncsp_DeleteFilter stored procedure, which is vulnerable to SQL Injection.
On Intel CPUs, sysret to non-canonical addresses causes a fault on the sysret instruction itself after the stack pointer is set to guest value but before the current privilege level (CPL) is changed. FreeBSD is vulnerable to this issue due to insufficient sanity checks when returning from a system call. This module exploits the vulnerability and installs an agent with root privileges.
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in HP Network Node Manager I (NNMi). The PMD service in HP NNMi is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when handling a specially crafted stack_option packet.
A vulnerability in Microsoft's implementation of the Kerberos authentication protocol allows to modify a Kerberos ticket to remotely escalate privileges. This module exploits the vulnerability impersonating a user of the domain's Administrators group to install an agent in the domain controller with System privileges. This update solves issues related to name resolution of the target and to running the exploit with a source agent installed on a Linux host.
Oracle Forms and Reports Remote Code Execution Exploit
This vulnerabilities allows remote attackers writing to the host filesystem on vulnerable installations of software utilizing Oracle Forms and Reporting.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Apache Struts. The specific vulnerability is in the ParametersInterceptor, which allows a direct manipulation of the ClassLoader and as a result an attacker can execute arbitrary Java code in the target machine. This update adds support for Apache Struts 2.3.16, Windows (x86 and x64) and Linux (x64) platforms.
Microsoft Windows MSMQ Null Pointer DoS (MS09-040)
This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Message Queue Service driver (MQAC.SYS). The IOCTL handler in the MQAC.SYS device driver allows local users to overwrite memory via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters.
A vulnerability exists in the TinyMCE editor, included in the tiny browser plugin, which allows uploading files without authentication. This can be exploited to upload files with multiple extensions and execute arbitrary PHP code.
Solaris
Exploits/Remote
Impact
MSRPC WKSSVC NetrGetJoinInformation Heap Corruption DoS (MS09-041)
This module exploits an improperly memory free by sending a specially crafted RPC packet to cause a DoS condition on the target machine. 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.
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service. This update fixes an issue in the agent connector.
Microsoft Windows Class Name String Atom Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS12-041)
An error in the way that the Windows kernel handles string atoms when registering a new window class allows unprivileged users to re-register atoms of privileged applications. This vulnerability can be exploited by local unprivileged users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
MS SMB 2.0 Negociate Protocol Request Remote Exploit Update 3
This module exploits a vulnerability in srv2.sys via a SMB 2 malformed packet. This Update adds support for attacking over IPv6 and additional support for Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Win32k Integer Overflow DoS (MS13-101)
This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys by calling to "NtGdiGetTextExtent" function with crafted parameters. 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.
This module exploits two vulnerabilities in HP SiteScope to gain remote code execution. The first vulnerability is an authentication bypass in the getSiteScopeConfiguration operation available through the APISiteScopeImpl AXIS service to grab the administrator credentials from the server running HP SiteScope. The second vulnerability is a directory traversal in the UploadFileHandler url that allows to upload files to the server into a directory that allows for scripting. This update only adds CVE number.
CA Total Defense UNCWS Web Service UnAssignAdminUsers Remote Code Execution Exploit
The UNCWS Web Service component of CA Total Defense listens for SOAP requests. The UnAssignAdminUsers method makes use of the uncsp_UnassignAdminRoles stored procedure, which is vulnerable to SQL Injection. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable machine with SYSTEM privileges.
Microsoft Excel HFPicture Record Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS10-038)
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .XLS file with a malformed HFPicture (0x866) record.
Microsoft Office Excel RTD Data Record Processing Stack Overwrite Exploit (MS11-021) Update
The flaw exists within the methods used for RealTimeData Record Parsing. When handling a stTopic field has a bit set specifying double byte characters in the following field the value of a global pointer is improperly calculated. This version add Windows 7 support.
Panda Global Protection AppFlt.sys Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a memory corruption vulnerability in the AppFlt.sys driver of Panda Global Protection when handling a specially crafted IOCTL request. This vulnerability allows unprivileged local users to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.
Windows
Exploits/Local
Impact
Adobe Acrobat X Pro updaternotifications DLL Hijacking Exploit
Adobe Acrobat X Pro is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named updaternotifications.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder as a .PDF file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .PDF file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Apache Chunked Encoding Exploit Update
This package fixes a bug in the Apache chunked encoding exploit.
This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Wireshark when opening a crafted .PCAP file, resulting in arbitrary code execution. This module bypass DEP using ROP techniques.