Horizontall

Verified writeups for the Horizontall machine of Hack The Box

Horizontall

$ tldr Strapi CMS RCE → Laravel exploitation

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Easy
Vector	Linux privesc
IP	10.10.11.105
Retirement date	2022-02-05
Skills	Information Leakage Port Forwarding Strapi CMS Exploitation Laravel Exploitation

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
Information Leakage	HackTricks	Open
Port Forwarding / Pivoting	HackTricks	Open

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Last updated: 2026-06-07