Platform: HackTheBox
Difficulty: Easy
OS: Linux
IP: 10.10.10.xxx


Recon

Starting with a full port scan:

nmap -sV -sC -oN nmap/initial 10.10.10.xxx

Results:

PORT   STATE SERVICE VERSION
22/tcp open  ssh     OpenSSH 8.2p1
80/tcp open  http    Apache httpd 2.4.41

Foothold

…describe what you found and how you got in…

# Example command
curl http://10.10.10.xxx/secret-path

Privilege Escalation

…describe how you got root…

Flags

  • User: abc123...
  • Root: xyz789...