After going around in circles for so long I finally got root. In my case, I did not pay attention well enough and was overthinking it, but just like everyone said here (thanks @waza ), it is right there and in front of you. SMH!
root@laboratory:/tmp# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1000(dexter)
Can anybody help me? I found a SSH private key but when i try to login with all active users on the machine it’s says invalid format.
Have you checked its format is correct (try file FILENAME) ?
Check how you copied it to your system - you might have added characters or changed things.
I removed the spaces manually, file return it’s a id_rsa: PEM RSA private key, invalid format still appearing and Permission denied (publickey) appears too.
Can anybody help me? I found a SSH private key but when i try to login with all active users on the machine it’s says invalid format.
Have you checked its format is correct (try file FILENAME) ?
Check how you copied it to your system - you might have added characters or changed things.
I removed the spaces manually, file return it’s a id_rsa: PEM RSA private key, invalid format still appearing and Permission denied (publickey) appears too.
Ok - but if you are getting invalid format, then something is still wrong.
Are you getting the errors from your machine or the remote machine?
In the crypto bit does it start with b3 and end with A==
If you open it in a text editor do the lines all line up? Are the permissions correct (although that should be a different error message).
Nice box, not an easy one.
Foothold: GoogleFu → Documentation → GoogleFu → PoC
User: PEAS, now you know your coworkers, change their lifes.
Root: You don’t need RE, just pSPY.
I’m stuck at foothold…Created account and found it is vulnerable certain vuln (NOT rce), but can’t get it working.
Reading hints over here I assume I need to get RCE with a chain of vulns (?) and replicate the environment (??) and I just feel so lost at this point. Definitely overwhelmed.
Anyone would point me in the right direction? I feel I need a little push, information here at the forum just don’t make sense with respect with what I found enumerating, and I should definitely find where I’m failing.