ScriptKiddie

Verified writeups for the ScriptKiddie machine of Hack The Box

ScriptKiddie

$ tldr Msfvenom CVE-2020-7384 RCE → cron logs → sudo msfconsole

CVE / Bulletins: CVE-2020-7384 ↗

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Easy
Vector	Linux privesc
IP	10.10.10.226
Retirement date	2021-06-05
Skills	Msfvenom Exploitation [CVE-2020-7384] [RCE] Abusing Logs + Cron Job [Command Injection / User Pivoting] Abusing Sudoers Privilege [Msfconsole 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
OS Command Injection	PortSwigger	Open
Port Forwarding / Pivoting	HackTricks	Open
Remote Code Execution (RCE)	HackTricks	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

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Last updated: 2026-06-07