Phoenix

Verified writeups for the Phoenix machine of Hack The Box

Phoenix

$ tldr Asgaros blind SQLi → WP plugin upload → PAM SSH + rsync cron

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Hard
Vector	Web
IP	10.10.11.149
Retirement date	2022-06-25
Skills	Asgaros Forum Exploitation - Unauthenticated Blind Time Based SQL Injection (SQLI) Download From Files 1.48 - Arbitrary File Upload (WordPress Plugin Exploitation) Cracking Hashes Abusing PAM configuration for the Secure Shell service (SSH) Abusing Cron Job (Rsync Exploitation) [Privilege Escalation]

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	Vídeo	Open
🇬🇧 EN	0xdf	Texto	Open
🇬🇧 EN	IppSec	Vídeo	Open

Skill resources

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

Skill	Source	Link
Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John)	HackTricks	Open
SQL Injection	HackTricks	Open
SQL Injection	PortSwigger	Open
File Upload Vulnerabilities	PortSwigger	Open
WordPress Exploitation	HackTricks	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Remote Code Execution (RCE) · Brute Force / Rate-Limit Bypass · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

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Last updated: 2026-06-07