| --- |
| 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 |
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| A comprehensive cybersecurity dataset containing **70,233 vulnerability records** from ExploitDB, processed and optimized for machine learning and security research. |
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| ## 📊 Dataset Overview |
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| This dataset provides structured information about cybersecurity vulnerabilities, exploits, and security advisories collected from ExploitDB - one of the world's largest exploit databases. |
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| ### 🎯 Key Statistics |
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| - **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 |
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| ### 📁 Dataset Structure |
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| ``` |
| 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 |
| ``` |
|
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| ## 🔧 Dataset Schema |
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| This dataset is formatted for **instruction-following** and **question-answering** tasks: |
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| | 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 | |
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| ### 📝 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" |
| } |
| ``` |
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| ### 🎯 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 |
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| ## 🚀 Quick Start |
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| ### Loading with Pandas |
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| ```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') |
| ``` |
|
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| ### Loading with Hugging Face Datasets |
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| ```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)}") |
| ``` |
|
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| ### Loading with PyArrow (Parquet) |
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| ```python |
| import pyarrow.parquet as pq |
| |
| # Load Parquet file |
| table = pq.read_table('exploitdb_dataset.parquet') |
| df = table.to_pandas() |
| ``` |
|
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| ## 📈 Data Distribution |
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| ### Platform Distribution |
| - **Web Application**: 35.2% |
| - **Windows**: 28.7% |
| - **Linux**: 18.4% |
| - **PHP**: 8.9% |
| - **Multiple**: 4.2% |
| - **Other**: 4.6% |
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| ### 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% |
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| ### Severity Distribution |
| - **High**: 42.1% |
| - **Medium**: 35.6% |
| - **Critical**: 12.8% |
| - **Low**: 9.5% |
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| ### Temporal Distribution |
| - **2020-2024**: 68.4% (most recent vulnerabilities) |
| - **2015-2019**: 22.1% |
| - **2010-2014**: 7.8% |
| - **Before 2010**: 1.7% |
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| ## 🎯 Use Cases |
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| ### 🤖 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 |
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| ### 🔍 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 |
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| ### 📊 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 |
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| ## 🛠️ Data Processing Pipeline |
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| This dataset was created using the **Dataset Parser** tool with the following processing steps: |
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| 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) |
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| ### 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 |
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| ## 📋 Data Quality |
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| ### 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 |
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| ### 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 |
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| ## 🔒 Ethical Considerations |
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| ### 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 |
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| ### 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 |
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| ## 📜 License |
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| This dataset is released under the **MIT License**, allowing for: |
| - ✅ Commercial use |
| - ✅ Modification |
| - ✅ Distribution |
| - ✅ Private use |
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| **Attribution**: Please cite this dataset in your research and projects. |
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| ## 🤝 Contributing |
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| We welcome contributions to improve this dataset: |
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| 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 |
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| ### 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 |
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| ## 📚 Citation |
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| If you use this dataset in your research, please cite: |
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| ```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} |
| } |
| ``` |
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| ## 🔗 Related Resources |
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| ### 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 |
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| ### 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 |
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| ## 🔄 Updates |
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| This dataset is regularly updated with new vulnerability data: |
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| - **Monthly Updates**: New ExploitDB entries |
| - **Quarterly Reviews**: Data quality improvements |
| - **Annual Releases**: Major version updates with enhanced features |
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| **Last Updated**: December 2024 |
| **Version**: 1.0.0 |
| **Next Update**: January 2025 |
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| *Built with ❤️ for the cybersecurity research community* |
