Vault

@Opaque said:

@Skunkfoot said:

@Opaque said:

@deviate said:

@Opaque said:
I enumerated as far as i think i can go, common.text isnt finding anything after /u****ds/. Im completly stumped from here though. I did some searching and found some documentation on optionsbleed but im not able to get anything to work.

You might read back through previous posts on here. If you only look for directories you may not always find everything interesting.

i havent just been looking for directories. i have looked for php,txt,and html in all directories that i have gone through.

Gotta find the first directory first, or you’ll never find anything

i have found the first directory…and the second…and the third… but im not able to find anything in the /u****ds/ folder

Except the folder you talked about, isn’t something else there ? Spoiler Removed - Arrexel

@DaChef said:

@Opaque said:

@Skunkfoot said:

@Opaque said:

@deviate said:

@Opaque said:
I enumerated as far as i think i can go, common.text isnt finding anything after /u****ds/. Im completly stumped from here though. I did some searching and found some documentation on optionsbleed but im not able to get anything to work.

You might read back through previous posts on here. If you only look for directories you may not always find everything interesting.

i havent just been looking for directories. i have looked for php,txt,and html in all directories that i have gone through.

Gotta find the first directory first, or you’ll never find anything

i have found the first directory…and the second…and the third… but im not able to find anything in the /u****ds/ folder

Except the folder you talked about, isn’t something else there ? Like a .html file ? :wink:

i finally found it… im an idiot lol

this box is killing me. i cant figure out how to get the payload converted. i have tried to just cat the payload files together, and also tried to use fakeimageexploiter…im completely taped on ideas.

Any help for tunneling? First tume i tried it worked just like in ippsec p****n video but now it isnt working the webpage just keeps loading forever

@Opaque said:
this box is killing me. i cant figure out how to get the payload converted. i have tried to just cat the payload files together, and also tried to use fakeimageexploiter…im completely taped on ideas.

Huh? Dude, you’re doing too much, do less. Make sure you’ve enumerated all possible file extensions. You shouldn’t need to convert anything or do anything with image files.

Rooted! Really awesome machine
and I don’t see any hints on the page for vault yet so here are few without spoiling it!!
For user find a place to upload something and then call it to get rev shell, check for listening ports and rest you are smart!
For root it’s very straightforward
Have a look at logs and you’ll find your way in!
Good luck!

@PsyXsouL I must be missing something obvious then cause I can’t figure out the root part. I’m so close haha

EDIT: Got it, many thanks to @fjv and @nol0gz

I know some people are frustrated, but honestly, this was a really fun machine. It was long and there were a lot of steps, but I learned something new at almost each one. Really cool design, thanks for creating that for us @nol0gz!

EDITED

Good luck, and enjoy the machine! When you run out of ideas, take a break, make a cup of tea or grab a beer or something, and come back with a fresh outlook on things.

very, very fun machine

I stuck on the shell, how to generate a black/whitelist? i tried different file extensions. but the only working ones are picture extensions. what i am missing?

@Sekisback said:
I stuck on the shell, how to generate a black/whitelist? i tried different file extensions. but the only working ones are picture extensions. what i am missing?

You don’t need to generate the lists, only have to figure out what extensions are allowed. Php has different extensions, you should look up File Upload Restrictions Bypass for PHP. I hope this is not a spoiler.

@SharkBoi13 said:
You don’t need to generate the lists, only have to figure out what extensions are allowed. Php has different extensions, you should look up File Upload Restrictions Bypass for PHP. I hope this is not a spoiler.

Got it and a shell

Edit: shell max for 1Minute, not enough time to explore the server. Have to wait for more stability of the box

Got user, looks like my tunnel did not work for whatever reason, maybe the box was overloaded, but it does now.

Onto root!

Thanks @Skunkfoot

Ugh, so i just wasted allot of time because someone screwed with the server and the initial site couldn’t be found. :angry:
After a restart all was fine again. I usually restart the server before i start working on it, skipped it this time and this is the thanks i get…

Well I am kind of lost at the point where you might use o****** to gain another reverse shell eventually. I already found that one article mentioned by @Skunkfoot. But I cannot manage to get a reverse shell. I guess I am missing something. Is anyone up for discussion?

So it’s correct there is no user.txt when I logged in to dv via S*H ?

I have not visited the forum here for a while now, and I don’t think I will again any time soon. It is rather disappointing to see how many spoilers there are on a box that is not even 48 hours past release yet. You guys are practically telling everyone how to do the whole box.

  • end of rant / carry on…

That’s a fair opinion. Like I said, feel free to report it, it won’t bother me at all. My intent is to help people understand the general tasks that need to be accomplished so they don’t waste hours downloading and messing around with a random iso image, for instance. I don’t think people really learn anything by wasting time with rabbit holes (even if they’re unintentional).

@Skunkfoot said:
That’s a fair opinion. Like I said, feel free to report it, it won’t bother me at all. My intent is to help people understand the general tasks that need to be accomplished so they don’t waste hours downloading and messing around with a random iso image, for instance. I don’t think people really learn anything by wasting time with rabbit holes (even if they’re unintentional).

People definitely learn something wasting their time with rabbit holes. Whether it’s a positive experience or not, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re a waste of time. Rabbit holes hone critical thinking and are a real world problem.

@0x29A said:

@Skunkfoot said:
That’s a fair opinion. Like I said, feel free to report it, it won’t bother me at all. My intent is to help people understand the general tasks that need to be accomplished so they don’t waste hours downloading and messing around with a random iso image, for instance. I don’t think people really learn anything by wasting time with rabbit holes (even if they’re unintentional).

People definitely learn something wasting their time with rabbit holes. Whether it’s a positive experience or not, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re a waste of time. Rabbit holes hone critical thinking and are a real world problem.

Good point :slight_smile: