🗣️Introduction
For the next few HTB entries the post will simply be my notes from Obsidian converted to WordPress. This is due to recent time constraints with my personal life not providing enough time to write out full guides. I do see the usefulness in the post though as the tags and information allow me to quickly reference how I handled certain aspects in the past.
🔎🦶Enumeration/Foothold
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dig – Guessing the Trick.htb domain and finding a sub-domain
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ffuf finding an additional sub-domain when I noticed preprod- :
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ffuf – Finding an LFI Inject point in the page= parameter
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/etc/password file found via LFI.
🔝Escalation to Root
Logging in as Michael:
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Database Credentials found under Payroll sub-domain (not needed – possible secondary exploit method?):
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Lines 274-279 – Found Username/Password for other sub-domain (not needed – possible secondary exploit method?):
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Sudo -l shows fail2ban running and I can restart it:
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Reading Grumpgeekwrite – Fail2Ban shows exploit available via fail2ban:
iptables-multiport.conf
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Rooted
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