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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
Xampp php_self Cross Site Scripting Exploit
XAMPP suffers from multiple XSS issues in several scripts that use the 'PHP_SELF' variable. The vulnerabilities can be triggered in the 'xamppsecurity.php', 'cds.php' and 'perlinfo.pl' because there isn't any filtering to the mentioned variable in the affected scripts. Attackers can exploit these weaknesses to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session.
none
Exploits/Cross Site Scripting (XSS)/Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
Xampp webdav PHP Upload Exploit
This module attacks default XAMPP installations and abuses the use of default credentials for webdav. The module can also be configured to take advantage of user supplied credentials.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
xArrow v3.2 Web Server Denial of Service
Denial of service xArrow Web Server Exploit
Windows
Denial of Service / Remote
SCADA
XBMC GET Request Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in XBMC by sending a specially crafted, overly long HTTP GET request to the application's web server which causes a stack-based buffer overflow, allowing arbitrary code execution.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Xceed Software Encryption for ActiveX v1.1 File Create Vulnerability
This module will receive HTTP requests from vulnerable clients and install agents on them.
Exploits / Client Side
SCADA
Xenorate XPL File Buffer Overflow Exploit
Xenorate is prone to a buffer-overflow. The program fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input with a specially crafted XPL file.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Xion M3U Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Xion when handling .M3U files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .M3U file.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
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
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the parsing of playlists (.m3u, .pls, and .asx) containing an overly long file name. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted playlist file.
A security vulnerability with the way XnView processes TAAC files may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a TAAC document that is opened or previewed by a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running XnView. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened or previewed in XnView.
This module exploits a lack of data sanitization when passed to the "mydirname" parameter in specific modules of XOOP web application. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code to deploy an agent. Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and (1) execute arbitrary code via the -modulepath command line option or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via -logfile.
This module exploits a integer overflow vulnerability in the xpdf and libpoppler software included in most linux distributions. The vulnerability is caused by a integer overflow in the predictor calculation, which causes a buffer overflow in the stack of the StreamPredictor::getNextLine() function. The exploit is triggered when an unsuspecting user opens a specially crafted file distributed via an email.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the Yahoo Messenger Webcam 8.1 ActiveX Control (ywcvwr.dll). When the Receive() method processes a long string argument, a stack based buffer overflow occurs allowing execution of arbitrary code. This exploit is triggered when an unsuspecting user is lured into visiting a malicious web-site hosted by CORE IMPACT.
This update adds support for Windows Vista. This module exploits a vulnerability in the Yahoo Messenger Webcam 8.1 ActiveX Control (ywcvwr.dll). When the Receive() method processes a long string argument, a stack based buffer overflow occurs allowing execution of arbitrary code. This exploit is triggered when an unsuspecting user is lured into visiting a malicious web-site hosted by CORE IMPACT.