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

# ScriptKiddie

> Verified writeups for the ScriptKiddie machine of Hack The Box

# ScriptKiddie

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> Msfvenom CVE-2020-7384 RCE → cron logs → sudo msfconsole</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-2020-7384" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CVE-2020-7384 ↗</a></div>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                       |
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  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | Difficulty       | Easy                                                                                                                                                                    |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-linux-privesc">Linux privesc</span>                                                                                                      |
  | 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] |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                            |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXvdwHfYd8M)             |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2021/06/05/htb-scriptkiddie.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn3iGF8xMQI)             |

## 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](https://portswigger.net/web-security/os-command-injection)                          |
| Port Forwarding / Pivoting  | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-hacking/tunneling-and-port-forwarding.html) |
| Remote Code Execution (RCE) | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/command-injection.html)              |

## Related skills worth mastering

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

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Nightmare](/en/htb/machines/linux/insano/nightmare) — Linux, Insane
* [Doctor](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/doctor) — Linux, Easy
* [RouterSpace](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/routerspace) — Linux, Easy
* [Joker](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/joker) — Linux, Hard
* [Static](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/static) — Linux, Hard

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*Last updated: 2026-06-07*

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