The first step in any penetration test is to perform an initial scan of the target machine to identify open ports and services. Using Nmap, I ran a basic scan:
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nmap -sV -p- 10.10.11.224 This revealed several open ports, with notable services including an HTTP server running on port 80 and a PDF-related service on port 8080. pdfy htb writeup upd
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Upon accessing the HTTP service on port 80, I found a default Apache web server page. However, further investigation revealed a peculiar directory listing at /pdfs/ , which seemed to host various PDF files. The first step in any penetration test is
The real breakthrough came when I noticed a peculiar PDF upload functionality on the web server. Users could upload PDF files, which were then converted to text. Intrigued, I decided to test this functionality with a malicious PDF.
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After gaining an initial foothold on the system through the web application, I needed to escalate my privileges. This involved enumerating the system to find potential vulnerabilities or misconfigurations that could be exploited for privilege escalation.