Writeup HTB Walkthrough

This post documents my process for solving the Writeup box on Hack The Box. The machine revolves around web enumeration, CMS exploitation, SQLi, hash cracking, and privilege escalation via PATH hijacking. Recon Target: 10.10.10.138 nmap -sC -sV 10.10.10.138 Results: 22/tcp (SSH) OpenSSH 9.2p1 Debian 80/tcp (HTTP) Apache httpd 2.4.25 (Debian) robots.txt has a disallowed entry: /writeup/ Site uses CMS Made Simple, version 2.2.9.1 CMS Exploitation Accessed /writeup and /writeup/doc/CHANGELOG.txt to confirm CMS version. ...

April 1, 2025 · Joon Kim