Capture the Flag: Hacker_Kid Machine Exploitation Guide

Platform: VirtualBox Attacker System: Kali Linux (IP: 10.0.2.15) Target System: Hacker_Kid (IP: 10.0.2.42) Objective: Obtain root privileges and capture the flag. Reconnaissance and Scanning Initial host discovery was performed using Nmap to identify the target IP address. Subsequently, a port scan revealed three open services: Port 53 (DNS) P ...

Posted on Fri, 15 May 2026 03:23:57 +0000 by beanwebb

Web Application File Upload Vulnerabilities

1 File Upload Vulnerability Overview File upload functionality is a common feature in virtually all web applications and server-client systems. Users need to upload images for articles and blog posts, profile pictures, or various files to cloud storage services. If servers lack proper filtering mechanisms, allowing webshells, executable files, ...

Posted on Thu, 14 May 2026 07:14:53 +0000 by Jacquelyn L. Ja

Red Team Assessment Lab 4: Complete Penetration Testing Walkthrough

Environment Setup Network Configuration Two network adapters required: External network: 192.168.157.0/24 Internal network: 192.168.183.0/24 Windows 7 Configuration Start the Win7 VM and the Domain Controller first. Do not start the web server yet. Credentials: Dotest123 Navigate to Control Panel → Power Options Set all power-saving features ...

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2026 12:11:20 +0000 by Joe689

Kali Linux Wireless Penetration Testing Fundamentals

Establishing a controlled wireless testbed requires specific hardware and software configurations to safely execute experiments. A penetration testing workstation running Kali Linux serves as the attacker machine, while a secondary device operates as the target. The infrastructure typically includes a wireless router capable of WEP/WPA/WPA2 con ...

Posted on Sun, 10 May 2026 21:44:14 +0000 by juschillinnow

Understanding NTLM Relay and Kerberos Ticket Exploitation in Active Directory Environments

NTLM Hash Relaying In modern Windows domains, direct plaintext credential extraction is increasingly difficult due to mitigations like KB2871997 and the default disabling of WDigest caching. How ever, attackers can bypas password cracking entirely by reusing captured NTLM authentication hashes—without ever needing to decrypt them. This techniqu ...

Posted on Thu, 07 May 2026 23:10:01 +0000 by computerzworld