Book

Verified writeups for the Book machine of Hack The Box

Book

$ tldr SQL truncation → XSS PDF (LFI) → logrotate cron privesc

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Medium
Vector	Web
IP	10.10.10.176
Retirement date	2020-07-11
Skills	SQL Truncation Attack Local File Read via XSS in Dynamically Generated PDF - HackTricks Abusing Cron Job - Logrotate Exploit (Logrotten) [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
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)	HackTricks	Open
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)	PortSwigger	Open

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SQL Injection · Server-Side Request Forgery

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Last updated: 2026-06-07