PATH TRAVERSAL
OFFSEC - Proving Grounds - BACKUPBUDDY
·1608 words·8 mins
OFFSEC PG PRACTICE
PATH TRAVERSAL
SSH2JOHN
JOHN
PACK2THEROOT
CVE-2026-41651
PHP File Manager on port 80 allows default login and path traversal to Brian’s SSH key. SSH access is gained, then CVE-2026-41651 is exploited to become root.
OFFSEC - Proving Grounds - RUSSIANDOLLS
·2291 words·11 mins
OFFSEC PG PRACTICE
PATH TRAVERSAL
NXC
SUDO 1.9.14-17 CVE-2025-32463
On port 8080 the website loads images via local http URLs, found open port 4242 with FILE VIEWER app. Path traversal exposes passwords and allows access via SSH. sudo v1.9.15 exploited for root access using CVE-2025-32463 chroot escalation.