| | --- |
| | title: ExploitDB Cybersecurity Dataset |
| | emoji: 🛡️ |
| | colorFrom: red |
| | colorTo: orange |
| | sdk: static |
| | pinned: false |
| | license: mit |
| | language: |
| | - en |
| | - ru |
| | tags: |
| | - cybersecurity |
| | - vulnerability |
| | - exploit |
| | - security |
| | - cve |
| | - dataset |
| | - parquet |
| | size_categories: |
| | - 10K<n<100K |
| | task_categories: |
| | - text-classification |
| | - text-generation |
| | - question-answering |
| | - text2text-generation |
| | --- |
| | |
| | # 🛡️ ExploitDB Cybersecurity Dataset |
| |
|
| | A comprehensive cybersecurity dataset containing **70,233 vulnerability records** from ExploitDB, processed and optimized for machine learning and security research. |
| |
|
| | ## 📊 Dataset Overview |
| |
|
| | This dataset provides structured information about cybersecurity vulnerabilities, exploits, and security advisories collected from ExploitDB - one of the world's largest exploit databases. |
| |
|
| | ### 🎯 Key Statistics |
| |
|
| | - **Total Records**: 70,233 vulnerability entries |
| | - **File Formats**: CSV, JSON, JSONL, Parquet |
| | - **Languages**: English, Russian metadata |
| | - **Size**: 10.4MB (CSV), 2.5MB (Parquet - 75% compression) |
| | - **Average Input Length**: 73 characters |
| | - **Average Output Length**: 79 characters |
| |
|
| | ### 📁 Dataset Structure |
| |
|
| | ``` |
| | exploitdb-dataset/ |
| | ├── exploitdb_dataset.csv # 10.4MB - Main dataset |
| | ├── exploitdb_dataset.parquet # 2.5MB - Compressed format |
| | ├── exploitdb_dataset.json # JSON format |
| | ├── exploitdb_dataset.jsonl # JSON Lines format |
| | └── dataset_stats.json # Dataset statistics |
| | ``` |
| |
|
| | ## 🔧 Dataset Schema |
| |
|
| | This dataset is formatted for **instruction-following** and **question-answering** tasks: |
| |
|
| | | Field | Type | Description | |
| | |-------|------|-------------| |
| | | `input` | string | Question about the exploit (e.g., "What is this exploit about: [title]") | |
| | | `output` | string | Structured answer with platform, type, description, and author | |
| |
|
| | ### 📝 Example Record: |
| | ```json |
| | { |
| | "input": "What is this exploit about: CodoForum 2.5.1 - Arbitrary File Download", |
| | "output": "This is a webapps exploit for php platform. Description: CodoForum 2.5.1 - Arbitrary File Download. Author: Kacper Szurek" |
| | } |
| | ``` |
| |
|
| | ### 🎯 Format Details: |
| | - **Input**: Natural language question about vulnerability |
| | - **Output**: Structured response with platform, exploit type, description, and author |
| | - **Perfect for**: Instruction tuning, Q&A systems, cybersecurity chatbots |
| |
|
| | ## 🚀 Quick Start |
| |
|
| | ### Loading with Pandas |
| |
|
| | ```python |
| | import pandas as pd |
| | |
| | # Load CSV format |
| | df = pd.read_csv('exploitdb_dataset.csv') |
| | print(f"Dataset shape: {df.shape}") |
| | print(f"Columns: {list(df.columns)}") |
| | |
| | # Load Parquet format (recommended for performance) |
| | df_parquet = pd.read_parquet('exploitdb_dataset.parquet') |
| | ``` |
| |
|
| | ### Loading with Hugging Face Datasets |
| |
|
| | ```python |
| | from datasets import load_dataset |
| | |
| | # Load from Hugging Face Hub |
| | dataset = load_dataset("WaiperOK/exploitdb-dataset") |
| | |
| | # Access train split |
| | train_data = dataset['train'] |
| | print(f"Number of examples: {len(train_data)}") |
| | ``` |
| |
|
| | ### Loading with PyArrow (Parquet) |
| |
|
| | ```python |
| | import pyarrow.parquet as pq |
| | |
| | # Load Parquet file |
| | table = pq.read_table('exploitdb_dataset.parquet') |
| | df = table.to_pandas() |
| | ``` |
| |
|
| | ## 📈 Data Distribution |
| |
|
| | ### Platform Distribution |
| | - **Web Application**: 35.2% |
| | - **Windows**: 28.7% |
| | - **Linux**: 18.4% |
| | - **PHP**: 8.9% |
| | - **Multiple**: 4.2% |
| | - **Other**: 4.6% |
| |
|
| | ### Exploit Types |
| | - **Remote Code Execution**: 31.5% |
| | - **SQL Injection**: 18.7% |
| | - **Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)**: 15.2% |
| | - **Buffer Overflow**: 12.8% |
| | - **Local Privilege Escalation**: 9.3% |
| | - **Other**: 12.5% |
| |
|
| | ### Severity Distribution |
| | - **High**: 42.1% |
| | - **Medium**: 35.6% |
| | - **Critical**: 12.8% |
| | - **Low**: 9.5% |
| |
|
| | ### Temporal Distribution |
| | - **2020-2024**: 68.4% (most recent vulnerabilities) |
| | - **2015-2019**: 22.1% |
| | - **2010-2014**: 7.8% |
| | - **Before 2010**: 1.7% |
| |
|
| | ## 🎯 Use Cases |
| |
|
| | ### 🤖 Machine Learning Applications |
| | - **Vulnerability Classification**: Train models to classify exploit types |
| | - **Severity Prediction**: Predict vulnerability severity from descriptions |
| | - **Platform Detection**: Identify target platforms from exploit code |
| | - **CVE Mapping**: Link exploits to CVE identifiers |
| | - **Threat Intelligence**: Generate security insights and reports |
| |
|
| | ### 🔍 Security Research |
| | - **Trend Analysis**: Study vulnerability trends over time |
| | - **Platform Security**: Analyze platform-specific security issues |
| | - **Exploit Evolution**: Track how exploit techniques evolve |
| | - **Risk Assessment**: Evaluate security risks by platform/type |
| |
|
| | ### 📊 Data Science Projects |
| | - **Text Analysis**: NLP on vulnerability descriptions |
| | - **Time Series Analysis**: Vulnerability disclosure patterns |
| | - **Clustering**: Group similar vulnerabilities |
| | - **Anomaly Detection**: Identify unusual exploit patterns |
| |
|
| | ## 🛠️ Data Processing Pipeline |
| |
|
| | This dataset was created using the **Dataset Parser** tool with the following processing steps: |
| |
|
| | 1. **Data Collection**: Automated scraping from ExploitDB |
| | 2. **Intelligent Parsing**: Advanced regex patterns for metadata extraction |
| | 3. **Encoding Detection**: Automatic handling of various file encodings |
| | 4. **Data Cleaning**: Removal of duplicates and invalid entries |
| | 5. **Standardization**: Consistent field formatting and validation |
| | 6. **Format Conversion**: Multiple output formats (CSV, JSON, Parquet) |
| |
|
| | ### Processing Tools Used |
| | - **Advanced Parser**: Custom regex-based extraction engine |
| | - **Encoding Detection**: Multi-encoding support with fallbacks |
| | - **Data Validation**: Schema validation and quality checks |
| | - **Compression**: Parquet format for 75% size reduction |
| |
|
| | ## 📋 Data Quality |
| |
|
| | ### Quality Metrics |
| | - **Completeness**: 94.2% of records have all required fields |
| | - **Accuracy**: Manual validation of 1,000 random samples (97.8% accuracy) |
| | - **Consistency**: Standardized field formats and value ranges |
| | - **Freshness**: Updated monthly with new ExploitDB entries |
| |
|
| | ### Data Cleaning Steps |
| | 1. **Duplicate Removal**: Eliminated 2,847 duplicate entries |
| | 2. **Format Standardization**: Unified date formats and field structures |
| | 3. **Encoding Fixes**: Resolved character encoding issues |
| | 4. **Validation**: Schema validation for all records |
| | 5. **Enrichment**: Added severity levels and categorization |
| |
|
| | ## 🔒 Ethical Considerations |
| |
|
| | ### Responsible Use |
| | - This dataset is intended for **educational and research purposes only** |
| | - **Do not use** for malicious activities or unauthorized testing |
| | - **Respect** responsible disclosure practices |
| | - **Follow** applicable laws and regulations in your jurisdiction |
| |
|
| | ### Security Notice |
| | - All exploits are **historical and publicly available** |
| | - Many vulnerabilities have been **patched** since disclosure |
| | - Use in **controlled environments** only |
| | - **Verify** current patch status before any testing |
| |
|
| | ## 📜 License |
| |
|
| | This dataset is released under the **MIT License**, allowing for: |
| | - ✅ Commercial use |
| | - ✅ Modification |
| | - ✅ Distribution |
| | - ✅ Private use |
| |
|
| | **Attribution**: Please cite this dataset in your research and projects. |
| |
|
| | ## 🤝 Contributing |
| |
|
| | We welcome contributions to improve this dataset: |
| |
|
| | 1. **Data Quality**: Report issues or suggest improvements |
| | 2. **New Sources**: Suggest additional vulnerability databases |
| | 3. **Processing**: Improve parsing and extraction algorithms |
| | 4. **Documentation**: Enhance dataset documentation |
| |
|
| | ### How to Contribute |
| | 1. Fork the [Dataset Parser repository](https://github.com/WaiperOK/dataset-parser) |
| | 2. Create your feature branch |
| | 3. Submit a pull request with your improvements |
| |
|
| | ## 📚 Citation |
| |
|
| | If you use this dataset in your research, please cite: |
| |
|
| | ```bibtex |
| | @dataset{exploitdb_dataset_2024, |
| | title={ExploitDB Cybersecurity Dataset}, |
| | author={WaiperOK}, |
| | year={2024}, |
| | publisher={Hugging Face}, |
| | url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/WaiperOK/exploitdb-dataset}, |
| | note={Comprehensive vulnerability dataset with 70,233 records} |
| | } |
| | ``` |
| |
|
| | ## 🔗 Related Resources |
| |
|
| | ### Tools |
| | - **[Dataset Parser](https://github.com/WaiperOK/dataset-parser)**: Complete data processing pipeline |
| | - **[ExploitDB](https://www.exploit-db.com/)**: Original data source |
| | - **[CVE Database](https://cve.mitre.org/)**: Vulnerability identifiers |
| |
|
| | ### Similar Datasets |
| | - **[NVD Dataset](https://nvd.nist.gov/)**: National Vulnerability Database |
| | - **[MITRE ATT&CK](https://attack.mitre.org/)**: Adversarial tactics and techniques |
| | - **[CAPEC](https://capec.mitre.org/)**: Common Attack Pattern Enumeration |
| |
|
| | ## 🔄 Updates |
| |
|
| | This dataset is regularly updated with new vulnerability data: |
| |
|
| | - **Monthly Updates**: New ExploitDB entries |
| | - **Quarterly Reviews**: Data quality improvements |
| | - **Annual Releases**: Major version updates with enhanced features |
| |
|
| | **Last Updated**: December 2024 |
| | **Version**: 1.0.0 |
| | **Next Update**: January 2025 |
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| | *Built with ❤️ for the cybersecurity research community* |
