RFS85@htb[/htb]$ ps au
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1256 0.0 0.1 65832 3364 tty1 Ss 23:26 0:00 /bin/login --
cliff.moore 1322 0.0 0.1 22600 5160 tty1 S 23:26 0:00 -bash
shared 1367 0.0 0.1 22568 5116 pts/0 Ss 23:27 0:00 -bash
root 1384 0.0 0.1 52700 3812 tty1 S 23:29 0:00 sudo su
root 1385 0.0 0.1 52284 3448 tty1 S 23:29 0:00 su
root 1386 0.0 0.1 21224 3764 tty1 S+ 23:29 0:00 bash
shared 1397 0.0 0.1 37364 3428 pts/0 R+ 23:30 0:00 ps au
Home Directory Contents
RFS85@htb[/htb]$ ls /home
backupsvc bob.jones cliff.moore logger mrb3n shared stacey.jenkins
User's Home Directory Contents
RFS85@htb[/htb]$ ls -la /home/stacey.jenkins/
total 32
drwxr-xr-x 3 stacey.jenkins stacey.jenkins 4096 Aug 30 23:37 .
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 Aug 30 23:33 ..
-rw------- 1 stacey.jenkins stacey.jenkins 41 Aug 30 23:35 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 stacey.jenkins stacey.jenkins 220 Sep 1 2015 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 stacey.jenkins stacey.jenkins 3771 Sep 1 2015 .bashrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 stacey.jenkins stacey.jenkins 97 Aug 30 23:37 config.json
-rw-r--r-- 1 stacey.jenkins stacey.jenkins 655 May 16 2017 .profile
drwx------ 2 stacey.jenkins stacey.jenkins 4096 Aug 30 23:35 .ssh
SSH Directory Contents
RFS85@htb[/htb]$ ls -l ~/.ssh
total 8
-rw------- 1 mrb3n mrb3n 1679 Aug 30 23:37 id_rsa
-rw-r--r-- 1 mrb3n mrb3n 393 Aug 30 23:37 id_rsa.pub
Bash History
RFS85@htb[/htb]$ history
1 id
2 cd /home/cliff.moore
3 exit
4 touch backup.sh
5 tail /var/log/apache2/error.log
6 ssh [email protected] 7 history
Sudo - List User's Privileges
RFS85@htb[/htb]$ sudo -l
Matching Defaults entries for sysadm on NIX02:
env_reset, mail_badpass, secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin\:/snap/bin
User sysadm may run the following commands on NIX02:
(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/tcpdump
Configuration Files: Configuration files can hold a wealth of information. It is worth searching through all files that end in extensions such as .conf and .config, for usernames, passwords, and other secrets.
Readable Shadow File: If the shadow file is readable, you will be able to gather password hashes for all users who have a password set. While this does not guarantee further access, these hashes can be subjected to an offline brute-force attack to recover the cleartext password.
Password Hashes in /etc/passwd: Occasionally, you will see password hashes directly in the /etc/passwd file. This file is readable by all users, and as with hashes in the shadow file, these can be subjected to an offline password cracking attack. This configuration, while not common, can sometimes be seen on embedded devices and routers.
