Now, when you visit http://hackfail.htb in your browser, the web server actually has a virtual host configuration for hackfail.htb (perhaps a default catch-all). The page changes. You start enumerating hackfail.htb —checking subdomains, looking for hidden directories. You are now completely off-target.
Navigating to http://hackfail.htb in a browser reveals a custom web application. To find hidden directories and files, run a directory brute-forcing tool like Gobuster or Feroxbuster:
Logging into Tomcat Manager (port 8080) allows deployment of a WAR backdoor. Reverse shell obtained as user tomcat . hackfail.htb
10.10.10.250 bicycle.htb
FLAGthis_is_not_the_real_flag_keep_trying Now, when you visit http://hackfail
Follow the prompts: Choose the entire disk partition and select the file systems (ext2/ext3/ext4). Then, carve out data into an accessible output directory.
Based on typical HTB "Easy/Medium" machines, focus on these potential entry points: Source Code Leakage : Check for repositories using You are now completely off-target
nmap -sC -sV 10.10.10.250
After establishing a foothold as the chris user, the path to root access involves several sophisticated techniques.
Once inside, the goal was to get root. I ran sudo -l to see what my user could do.
: Searching for sensitive information in publicly accessible development files or environment variables. Web Vulnerabilities