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bash Copy Code Copied curl http://scrambled.htb The web interface appears to be a simple login page. We can try to brute-force the login credentials using a tool like hydra .

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. scrambled hackthebox

bash Copy Code Copied ./usr/local/bin/scrambled /tmp/exploit.sh This will set the setuid bit on the /bin/bash shell, allowing us to execute it as the root user. bash Copy Code Copied curl http://scrambled

We can use this service to execute commands on the system. bash Copy Code Copied

We can use this binary to execute a shell as the root user. Let’s create a simple shell script that will be executed by the setuid binary.

bash Copy Code Copied hydra -l username -P /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt scrambled.htb -t 64 However, before we proceed with the brute-force attack, let’s check if there’s any useful information on the webpage.

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