HackTheBox - Kotarak

IppSec · Beginner ·🔐 Cybersecurity ·8y ago
For the unintentional method, I'm just downloading a file versus doing it live on the box because I wanted to save doing it live for another video. A really good SSRF Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1S-G8rJrEk 01:38 - Start of nmap 03:40 - Accessing port 60000 06:20 - Manually enumerating ports on localhost via SSRF 07:00 - Using wfuzz to portscan localhost via SSRF 10:00 - Tomcat creds exposed & Uploading tomcat reverse shell 13:40 - Return of shell 14:20 - Extracting NTDS + SYSTEM Hive 20:20 - Using HashKiller to crack the hashes 21:30 - Escalating to Atanas & Identifying wget vulnerability 27:10 - Starting exploit 33:22 - Exploit failed, light debugging 35:40 - Issue found, not listening all interfaces 39:35 - Root shell returned. 40:10 - Unintentional Root Method (Edited Footage, IP Change)
Watch on YouTube ↗ (saves to browser)
Sign in to unlock AI tutor explanation · ⚡30

Playlist

Uploads from IppSec · IppSec · 29 of 60

1 HHC2016 - Analytics
HHC2016 - Analytics
IppSec
2 HackTheBox - October
HackTheBox - October
IppSec
3 HackTheBox - Arctic
HackTheBox - Arctic
IppSec
4 HackTheBox - Brainfuck
HackTheBox - Brainfuck
IppSec
5 HackTheBox - Bank
HackTheBox - Bank
IppSec
6 HackTheBox - Joker
HackTheBox - Joker
IppSec
7 HackTheBox - Lazy
HackTheBox - Lazy
IppSec
8 Camp CTF 2015 - Bitterman
Camp CTF 2015 - Bitterman
IppSec
9 HackTheBox - Devel
HackTheBox - Devel
IppSec
10 Reversing Malicious Office Document (Macro) Emotet(?)
Reversing Malicious Office Document (Macro) Emotet(?)
IppSec
11 HackTheBox - Granny and Grandpa
HackTheBox - Granny and Grandpa
IppSec
12 HackTheBox - Pivoting Update: Granny and Grandpa
HackTheBox - Pivoting Update: Granny and Grandpa
IppSec
13 HackTheBox - Optimum
HackTheBox - Optimum
IppSec
14 HackTheBox - Charon
HackTheBox - Charon
IppSec
15 HackTheBox - Sneaky
HackTheBox - Sneaky
IppSec
16 HackTheBox - Holiday
HackTheBox - Holiday
IppSec
17 HackTheBox - Europa
HackTheBox - Europa
IppSec
18 Introduction to tmux
Introduction to tmux
IppSec
19 HackTheBox - Blocky
HackTheBox - Blocky
IppSec
20 HackTheBox - Nineveh
HackTheBox - Nineveh
IppSec
21 HackTheBox - Jail
HackTheBox - Jail
IppSec
22 HackTheBox - Blue
HackTheBox - Blue
IppSec
23 HackTheBox - Calamity
HackTheBox - Calamity
IppSec
24 HackTheBox - Shrek
HackTheBox - Shrek
IppSec
25 HackTheBox - Mirai
HackTheBox - Mirai
IppSec
26 HackTheBox - Shocker
HackTheBox - Shocker
IppSec
27 HackTheBox - Mantis
HackTheBox - Mantis
IppSec
28 HackTheBox - Node
HackTheBox - Node
IppSec
HackTheBox - Kotarak
HackTheBox - Kotarak
IppSec
30 HackTheBox - Enterprise
HackTheBox - Enterprise
IppSec
31 HackTheBox - Sense
HackTheBox - Sense
IppSec
32 HackTheBox - Minion
HackTheBox - Minion
IppSec
33 VulnHub - Sokar
VulnHub - Sokar
IppSec
34 VulnHub - Pinkys Palace v2
VulnHub - Pinkys Palace v2
IppSec
35 HackTheBox - Inception
HackTheBox - Inception
IppSec
36 Vulnhub - Trollcave 1.2
Vulnhub - Trollcave 1.2
IppSec
37 HackTheBox - Ariekei
HackTheBox - Ariekei
IppSec
38 HackTheBox - Flux Capacitor
HackTheBox - Flux Capacitor
IppSec
39 HackTheBox - Jeeves
HackTheBox - Jeeves
IppSec
40 HackTheBox - Tally
HackTheBox - Tally
IppSec
41 HackTheBox - CrimeStoppers
HackTheBox - CrimeStoppers
IppSec
42 HackTheBox - Fulcrum
HackTheBox - Fulcrum
IppSec
43 HackTheBox - Chatterbox
HackTheBox - Chatterbox
IppSec
44 HackTheBox - Falafel
HackTheBox - Falafel
IppSec
45 How To Create Empire Modules
How To Create Empire Modules
IppSec
46 HackTheBox - Nightmare
HackTheBox - Nightmare
IppSec
47 HackTheBox - Nightmarev2  - Speed Run/Unintended Solutions
HackTheBox - Nightmarev2 - Speed Run/Unintended Solutions
IppSec
48 HackTheBox - Bart
HackTheBox - Bart
IppSec
49 HackTheBox -  Aragog
HackTheBox - Aragog
IppSec
50 HackTheBox - Valentine
HackTheBox - Valentine
IppSec
51 HackTheBox - Silo
HackTheBox - Silo
IppSec
52 HackTheBox - Rabbit
HackTheBox - Rabbit
IppSec
53 HackTheBox - Celestial
HackTheBox - Celestial
IppSec
54 HackTheBox - Stratosphere
HackTheBox - Stratosphere
IppSec
55 HackTheBox - Poison
HackTheBox - Poison
IppSec
56 HackTheBox - Canape
HackTheBox - Canape
IppSec
57 HackTheBox - Olympus
HackTheBox - Olympus
IppSec
58 HackTheBox - Sunday
HackTheBox - Sunday
IppSec
59 HackTheBox - Fighter
HackTheBox - Fighter
IppSec
60 HackTheBox - Bounty
HackTheBox - Bounty
IppSec

Related AI Lessons

Why Financial Brands Digital Infrastructure Is Critical for Success
Financial brands' digital infrastructure is crucial for success as it handles sensitive data and requires robust security measures to maintain trust and avoid costly mistakes
Medium · Cybersecurity
Guarding the AI Revolution: Inside AI-Guardian 1.7 and 1.8
Learn about AI-Guardian 1.7 and 1.8, the latest tools to secure AI-powered coding assistants, and why they matter for software development
Medium · Cybersecurity
LetsDefend — Investigate Web Attack
Investigate web attack logs from the bWAPP application to learn about cybersecurity threats and how to defend against them
Medium · Cybersecurity
Breaking OAuth Trust: An Analysis of CVE-2026–45430 in Backdrop CMS
Learn about the critical OAuth vulnerability CVE-2026-45430 in Backdrop CMS and its implications for cybersecurity
Medium · Cybersecurity

Chapters (14)

1:38 Start of nmap
3:40 Accessing port 60000
6:20 Manually enumerating ports on localhost via SSRF
7:00 Using wfuzz to portscan localhost via SSRF
10:00 Tomcat creds exposed & Uploading tomcat reverse shell
13:40 Return of shell
14:20 Extracting NTDS + SYSTEM Hive
20:20 Using HashKiller to crack the hashes
21:30 Escalating to Atanas & Identifying wget vulnerability
27:10 Starting exploit
33:22 Exploit failed, light debugging
35:40 Issue found, not listening all interfaces
39:35 Root shell returned.
40:10 Unintentional Root Method (Edited Footage, IP Change)
Up next
How do I resolve the "Kernel panic - not syncing" error in my EC2 instance?
Amazon Web Services
Watch →