Blocky

Verified writeups for the Blocky machine of Hack The Box

Blocky

$ tldr WordPress + JAR decompile (creds) → sudo privesc

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Easy
Vector	Web
IP	10.10.10.37
Retirement date	2020-06-30
Skills	WordPress Enumeration Information Leakage Analyzing a jar file - JD-Gui + SSH Access Abusing Sudoers Privilege [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
WordPress Exploitation	HackTricks	Open
Information Leakage	HackTricks	Open

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Last updated: 2026-06-07