bash Copy Code Copied echo “10.10.11.168 scrambled.htb” >> /etc/hosts nmap -sV -sC -oA initial_scan 10.10 .11.168 The nmap scan reveals that the box is running SSH, HTTP, and an unknown service on port 8080. Let’s explore the web interface running on port 80.
bash Copy Code Copied find / -perm /u = s -type f 2 > /dev/null We find a setuid binary in the /usr/local/bin directory. scrambled hackthebox
We can use this service to execute commands on the system. bash Copy Code Copied echo “10
bash Copy Code Copied echo -e “GET / HTTP/1.1 Host: scrambled.htb ” | nc 10.10 .11.168 8080 | grep -i “error” We find that the service is running as a non-root user. We need to find a way to escalate our privileges. Let’s explore the system’s file system and see if we can find any misconfigured files or services. We can use this service to execute commands on the system
bash Copy Code Copied nc 10.10 .11.168 8080 The service appears to be a simple TCP service that accepts and executes shell commands.
bash Copy Code Copied bash -p We have now gained root access to the Scrambled box. In this article, we walked through the step-by-step
bash Copy Code Copied curl http://scrambled.htb/scrambled.db The file appears to be a SQLite database. We can download the database and analyze it using sqlite3 .