> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rootea.es/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# EarlyAccess

> Verified writeups for the EarlyAccess machine of Hack The Box

# EarlyAccess

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> XSS cookie steal → SQLi + LFI → docker + capabilities privesc</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
  | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
  | Difficulty       | Hard                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-web">Web</span>                                                                                                                                                                                             |
  | IP               | `10.10.11.110`                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
  | Retirement date  | 2022-02-12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
  | Skills           | XSS Injection XSS Cookie Stealing Cookie Hijacking Code Analysis Building a Key Generator (PYTHON) SQLI (Error Based) LFI && Wrappers Bash Scripting for Host Discovering Information Leakage Pivoting Abusing Docker Abusing Capabilities |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                           |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31CvSq9lcqU)            |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2022/02/12/htb-earlyaccess.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4KLqTORmIw)            |

## Skill resources

Curated documentation for each technique listed in the *Skills* column above. Sources: HackTricks, GTFOBins, PortSwigger, etc.

| Skill                      | Source               | Link                                                                                       |
| -------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Information Leakage        | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/information-leak.html)               |
| Port Forwarding / Pivoting | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-hacking/tunneling-and-port-forwarding.html) |
| SQL Injection              | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/sql-injection/index.html)            |
| SQL Injection              | PortSwigger          | [Open](https://portswigger.net/web-security/sql-injection)                                 |
| Local File Inclusion (LFI) | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/file-inclusion/index.html)           |
| Local File Inclusion (LFI) | PayloadsAllTheThings | [Open](https://github.com/swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings/tree/master/File%20Inclusion)   |
| Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/xss-cross-site-scripting/index.html) |
| Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) | PortSwigger          | [Open](https://portswigger.net/web-security/cross-site-scripting)                          |

## Related skills worth mastering

Remote Code Execution (RCE) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Server-Side Request Forgery

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Nightmare](/en/htb/machines/linux/insano/nightmare) — Linux, Insane
* [OpenSource](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/opensource) — Linux, Easy
* [Pandora](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/pandora) — Linux, Easy
* [Unobtainium](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/unobtainium) — Linux, Hard
* [Horizontall](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/horizontall) — Linux, Easy

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## Comments & tips

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*Last updated: 2026-06-29*

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