Category: Hacking
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HTB : Builder
Builder is a medium-difficulty Linux machine with a vulnerable Jenkins instance (CVE-2024-23897), allowing unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files. An attacker can extract the jennifer user’s username and password hash, then use these credentials to log into Jenkins. An encrypted SSH key is exploited to gain root access on the host machine. Network Enumeration To…
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AlwaysInstallElevated
AlwaysInstallElevated, when set to true, grants applications elevated privileges during installation, enabling them to make system-wide changes. Although convenient, enabling AlwaysInstallElevated introduces security risks by permitting potentially malicious applications to make critical modifications to the system. If we gain a shell on a Windows machine, we can elevate our privileges if AlwaysInstallElevated is enabled. We…
















