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  • HTB: Nocturnal

    HTB: Nocturnal

    Nocturnal is an easy Linux machine that demonstrates command injection bypass and privilege escalation using CVE-2023-46818.

    404Gh0stMay 31, 20256 min read
    • Linux
    • Easy
    • Command Injection
    • ISPConfig
    • CVE-2023-46818
  • HTB: Planning

    HTB: Planning

    Planning is an easy Linux machine that demonstrates CVE-2024-9264 to get initial access and using crontab-ui to escalate privilege.

    404Gh0stMay 31, 20254 min read
    • Linux
    • Easy
    • CVE-2024-9264
    • Grafana
    • Crontab UI
  • HTB: Environment

    HTB: Environment

    Environment is a Linux machine. The box involves exploiting a Laravel web application vulnerability (CVE-2024-52301) to bypass authentication and upload a shell. It involves finding and decrypting a GPG backup file to obtain credentials, and finally escalating privileges to root by abusing sudo permissions and the BASH_ENV variable.

    404Gh0stMay 4, 20255 min read
    • Linux
    • Medium
    • CVE-2024-52301
    • Laravel
    • File Upload
    • GPG
    • BASH_ENV
  • HTB: Code

    HTB: Code

    Code is an easy Linux machine that demonstrates a Python Jail / Sandbox escape and privilege escalation from backy program.

    404Gh0stMarch 23, 20254 min read
    • Linux
    • Easy
    • Pyjail
  • HTB: Dog

    HTB: Dog

    Dog is an easy Linux machine that demonstrates exposed Git repository, vulnerable Backdrop CMS installation, and privilege escalation through Backdrop CMS bee utility program.

    404Gh0stMarch 10, 20253 min read
    • Linux
    • Easy
    • BackdropCMS
  • HTB: Cypher

    HTB: Cypher

    Cypher is a medium-difficulty box that demonstrates Cypher injection, JAR file reversing, and privilege escalation through bbot.

    404Gh0stMarch 2, 20255 min read
    • Linux
    • Medium
    • Cypher Injection
    • Neo4j
    • bbot
  • HTB: Checker

    HTB: Checker

    Checker is a challenging machine that demonstrates CVE-2023-1545 on Teampass, CVE-2023-6199 on BookStack, the use of Google Authenticator as SSH TOTP, and a race condition on shared memory for privilege escalation.

    404Gh0stFebruary 28, 202514 min read
    • Linux
    • Hard
    • TOTP
    • Bookstack
    • Teampass
    • Race Condition
  • HTB: Titanic

    HTB: Titanic

    Titanic is an easy Linux machine that demonstrates a basic Arbitrary File Read vulnerability, Gitea hash cracking, and exploitation of a vulnerable version of ImageMagick.

    404Gh0stFebruary 22, 20255 min read
    • Linux
    • Easy
    • Arbitrary File Read
    • Gitea
    • ImageMagick

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