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

# Apocalyst

> Verified writeups for the Apocalyst machine of Hack The Box

# Apocalyst

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> WordPress theme editor RCE → permisos mal puestos → root</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                                                |
  | Difficulty       | Medium                                                                                                                                                                                               |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-web">Web</span>                                                                                                                                                       |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.46`                                                                                                                                                                                        |
  | Retirement date  | 2021-02-09                                                                                                                                                                                           |
  | Skills           | Wordpress Enumeration Image Stego Challenge - Steghide Information Leakage - User Enumeration WordPress Exploitation - Theme Editor \[RCE] Abusing misconfigured permissions \[Privilege Escalation] |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                         |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATqk2HpRp_s)          |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2021/02/09/htb-apocalyst.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJVghYBByIA)          |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                       | Source     | Link                                                                                              |
| --------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| WordPress Exploitation      | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-web/wordpress.html) |
| Information Leakage         | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/information-leak.html)                      |
| Steganography (Stego)       | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/crypto-and-stego/stego-tricks.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

* [Seal](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/seal) — Linux, Medium
* [Blocky](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/blocky) — Linux, Easy
* [Brainfuck](/en/htb/machines/linux/insano/brainfuck) — Linux, Insane
* [Frolic](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/frolic) — Linux, Easy
* [Monitors](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/monitors) — Linux, Hard

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## Comments & tips

Did the official writeup not work? Found a smarter trick? Share it here — comments live in [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/FFuson/HTB_Writeups/discussions).

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*Last updated: 2026-06-29*

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