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

# Pandora

> Verified writeups for the Pandora machine of Hack The Box

# Pandora

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> SNMP + SQLi session → PandoraFMS RCE → PATH hijacking</p>

<div className="cve-row"><span className="cve-row-label">CVE / Bulletins:</span> <a className="cve-chip" href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20224" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CVE-2019-20224 ↗</a></div>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
  | Difficulty       | Easy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-web">Web</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
  | IP               | `10.10.11.136`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
  | Retirement date  | 2022-05-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
  | Skills           | SNMP Fast Enumeration Information Leakage Local Port Forwarding SQL Injection - Admin Session Hijacking PandoraFMS v7.0NG Authenticated Remote Code Execution \[CVE-2019-20224] Abusing Custom Binary - PATH Hijacking \[Privilege Escalation] |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                       |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_zA-SOwYo)        |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2022/05/21/htb-pandora.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSnB0AZDvjM)        |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                       | Source      | Link                                                                                           |
| --------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Remote Code Execution (RCE) | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/command-injection.html)                  |
| 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)                                     |
| SNMP Enumeration            | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-snmp/index.html) |

## Related skills worth mastering

Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271) · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Validation](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/validation) — Linux, Easy
* [Pit](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/pit) — Linux, Medium
* [Toolbox](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/toolbox) — Windows, Easy
* [Catch](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/catch) — Linux, Medium
* [Oz](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/oz) — Linux, Hard

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