https://mintyph.github.io/A personal website focused on hacking and cybersecurity related content. 2025-11-05T12:15:48-05:00 Mxnt https://mintyph.github.io/ Jekyll © 2025 Mxnt /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2025-10-17T00:00:00-04:00 2025-10-17T20:10:37-04:00 https://mintyph.github.io/posts/htb-forgotten-writeup/ Mxnt

Forgotten is an Easy Linux machine from VulnLab, recently added to Hackthebox. It involves exploiting an incomplete LimeSurvey installation to gain admin access (RCE) and then using a shared folder between the container and the host to transfer a bash script and escalate to root. Reconnaissance / Scanning Nmap scan results: PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 8.9p1 Ubun...

2025-04-05T00:00:00-04:00 2025-04-05T10:00:07-04:00 https://mintyph.github.io/posts/fullhouse-prolabs-review/ Mxnt

Hello and welcome to my review of the FullHouse ProLab from Hack The Box! This one was quite a challenge, so I’m really excited to share my experience and what I learned along the way in this review. :) What is “FullHouse” about? FullHouse is a simulated environment of an online casino. Our initial step is to perform a penetration test on its main website and identify multiple vulnerabilities....

2024-10-03T00:00:00-04:00 2024-10-05T02:44:23-04:00 https://mintyph.github.io/posts/dante-prolabs-review/ Mxnt

Before taking the HTB CPTS exam, I decided to challenge myself in the amazing world of ProLabs, which is a perfect scenario for practicing and sharpening your skills in penetration testing, as well as learning new things along the way. I aimed to complete at least 3 or 4 of them before actually taking the exam. Today, I’m here to share my thoughts on Dante and offer a few tips for those of you ...