Toby

$ tldr GOGS backdoor PHP → MySQL hash via Wireshark → epoch password crack

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Insane
Vector	Crypto
IP	`10.10.11.121`
Retirement date	2022-04-16
Skills	Abusing GOGS (Project Enumeration) Static Code Analysis (Finding a backdoor with php-malware-scanner) Code deofuscation Reverse shell through backdoor Setting up a SOCKS5 Proxy (Chisel/Proxychains) Database Enumeration (Accessing GOGS) Abusing API (Stealing an authentication hash in MYSQL through Wireshark) Playing with epoch time to generate a potential list of passwords Cracking Hashes PIVOTING Process Enumeration (pspy) Abusing cron job to obtain a private key Decrypting database passwords (AES Encryption) Abusing PAM (Ghidra Analysis) Getting the root password by abusing time Advanced persistence techniques

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	Vídeo	Open
🇬🇧 EN	0xdf	Texto	Open
🇬🇧 EN	IppSec	Vídeo	Open

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

Skill	Source	Link
Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John)	HackTricks	Open
Port Forwarding / Pivoting	HackTricks	Open

Brute Force / Rate-Limit Bypass

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Last updated: 2026-06-07