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PyLoader

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Muqaram Majid
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Muqaram Majid
Just jotting down my thoughts

PyLoader
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Overview
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  • OS: Linux
  • IP: 192.168.143.26
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Platform: OffSec
  • OSCP: Yes
  • Lists: N/A

Summary
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direct root thru exploit.

Loot
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Loot
CategoryDetails
Usernames
Passwords
Usernames+Passwords
Hashes
Service Versions

Enumeration
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Nmap
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PORT     STATE SERVICE VERSION
22/tcp   open  ssh     OpenSSH 8.9p1 Ubuntu 3ubuntu0.1 (Ubuntu Linux; protocol 2.0)
| ssh-hostkey: 
|   256 b9:bc:8f:01:3f:85:5d:f9:5c:d9:fb:b6:15:a0:1e:74 (ECDSA)
|_  256 53:d9:7f:3d:22:8a:fd:57:98:fe:6b:1a:4c:ac:79:67 (ED25519)
9666/tcp open  http    CherryPy wsgiserver
| http-title: Login - pyLoad 
|_Requested resource was /login?next=http://192.168.143.26:9666/
| http-robots.txt: 1 disallowed entry 
|_/
|_http-server-header: Cheroot/8.6.0
Device type: general purpose|router
Running: Linux 5.X, MikroTik RouterOS 7.X
OS CPE: cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:5 cpe:/o:mikrotik:routeros:7 cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6.3
OS details: Linux 5.0 - 5.14, MikroTik RouterOS 7.2 - 7.5 (Linux 5.6.3)
Network Distance: 4 hops
Service Info: OS: Linux; CPE: cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel

Dirbusting
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Port 9666
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I validated this step using the evidence below before moving forward in the chain.

Default creds

pyload:pyload

Exploitation
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Once the primitive was confirmed, I converted it into a stable foothold and chained it forward.

0.5.0

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51532

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3f7w-p8vr-4v5f

and boom root so easy