John the Ripper is one of the most well known and efficient hash cracking tool. It is a fast in cracking, with an extraordinary range of compatible hash types. What is Hash? A hash is basically a fingerprint of any piece of data. The process of hashing is irreversible i.e. information once converted into aContinue reading “John The Ripper”
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Love HackTheBox Walkthrough
Steps followed: Recon – NMAP Directory Busting – GOBUSTER Sensitive data exposure File Upload Vulnerability Shell Upload Reverse TCP exploit Always_Install_Elevated exploit For simplicity I stored IP address of web application in a variable Using NMAP for the machine port scan VIA NMAP I found OS: Windows, some open ports and URL i.e. staging.love.htb NextContinue reading “Love HackTheBox Walkthrough”
Tryhackme – Kenobi
Scan the machine with nmap, how many ports are open? Answer: 7 Enumerating Samba for shares nmap -p 445 –script=smb-enum-shares.nse,smb-enum-users.nse 10.10.203.136 Using the nmap command above, how many shares have been found? Answer: 3 On most distributions of Linux smbclient is already installed. Lets inspect one of the shares. smbclient //<ip>/anonymous Using your machine, connectContinue reading “Tryhackme – Kenobi”
Securing Linux
Linux enjoys various benefits with regards to security, yet no operating system is absolutely secure. One issue at present confronting Linux is its fame. For quite a long time, Linux was fundamentally utilized by a more modest, more tech-driven segment. Presently, its expanding use frees it up to the well-established issue of more clients promptingContinue reading “Securing Linux”
OWASP Juice Shop
Day 1 Task – Injection Question #1: Log into the administrator account! Capture the request and change the parameters Click on send button See response in browser The token used is a jwt token which can be easily decoded from jwt.io After decoding you get the password Login with the credentials Here is your flag.Continue reading “OWASP Juice Shop”
Hydra
What is Hydra? Hydra is a brute force online password cracking program; a quick system login password ‘hacking’ tool. We can use Hydra to run through a list and ‘bruteforce’ some authentication service. Imagine trying to manually guess someones password on a particular service (SSH, Web Application Form, FTP or SNMP) – we can useContinue reading “Hydra”
Upload Vulnerabilities
Task 1 – Deploying Machine Task 4 – Overwriting Existing Files What is the name of the image file which can be overwritten? Answer – mountains.jpg Overwrite the image. What is the flag you receive? Step 1: Download a sample image Step 2: Change the name of the image Step 3: Now select the downloaded image toContinue reading “Upload Vulnerabilities”
Metasploit Framework
Metasploit, an open-source pen testing framework, is a powerful tool utilized by security engineers around the world. Maintained by Rapid 7, Metasploit is a collection of not only thoroughly tested exploits but also auxiliary and post-exploitation tools. Throughout this room, we will explore the basics of using this massive framework and a few of theContinue reading “Metasploit Framework”
Compliance
Compliance means conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard, or law. For example: ISO 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, etc. Need For Compliance: Protect the critical information Enforce control through written policy Understand the requirements for protecting organizational information Identify requirements for protecting organizational information Avoid inadequate implementation and enforcement; this canContinue reading “Compliance”
Security Policies
Security policy is a broad statement produced by the senior management that dictates the role of security within the organization. Characteristics of Security Policy It must be generic, non technical, and easily understood It must integrate security into all business processes and functions It must be reviewed and modified periodically or as the company environmentContinue reading “Security Policies”
