2 docs tagged with "Exploit/SQLInjection"

GoodGames is an Easy linux machine that showcases the importance of sanitising user inputs in web applications to prevent SQL injection attacks, using strong hashing algorithms in database structures to prevent the extraction and cracking of passwords from a compromised database, along with the dangers of password re-use. It also highlights the dangers of using render_template_string in a Python web application where user input is reflected, allowing Server Side Template Injection (SSTI) attacks. Privilege escalation involves docker hosts enumeration and shows how having admin privileges in a container and a low privilege user on the host machine can be dangerous, allowing attackers to escalate privileges to compromise the system.

Writeup is an easy difficulty Linux box with DoS protection in place to prevent brute forcing. A CMS susceptible to a SQL injection vulnerability is found, which is leveraged to gain user credentials. The user is found to be in a non-default group, which has write access to part of the PATH. A path hijacking results in escalation of privileges to root.