root&beer
Complete Linux privilege escalation guide for penetration testing and ethical hacking. Learn sudo abuse, SUID/SGID exploitation, kernel exploits, capabilities, cron jobs, systemd timers, and automated enumeration with LinPEAS to gain root access on compromised Linux systems.
Photographer contains multiple exploits and misconfigurations. Starting with retrieving credentials from Samba shares then exploiting Koken CMS to gain a reverse shell. LinPEAS revealed MySQL credentials and a SUID PHP binary, enabling privilege escalation to root.
Ephemeral 2 is a medium-level box involving Samba exploitation, reverse shells, and privilege escalation. Key steps include discovering open ports, brute-forcing SMB credentials, exploiting a "magic script," and leveraging cron jobs and writable profile scripts to gain root access..
The "Corrosion: 1" CTF involved exploiting log poisoning and path abuse for remote command execution and privilege escalation. Key steps included cracking a ZIP file password and exploiting a vulnerable script to gain root access, culminating in the capture of the root flag.
