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

# Inception

> Verified writeups for the Inception machine of Hack The Box

# Inception

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> DomPDF LFI → Squid proxy + WebDAV → cron apt pre-invoke</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-2014-2383" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CVE-2014-2383 ↗</a></div>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
  | Difficulty       | Medium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-web">Web</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.67`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
  | Retirement date  | 2022-04-04                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | Skills           | DomPDF Exploitation - Local File Inclusion (LFI) \[CVE-2014-2383] Bash Scripting Abusing Squid Proxy Internal Port Discovery via Squid Proxy - Wfuzz Abusing WebDAV - WebShell (Using davtest) Creating a Forward Shell (Python Scripting) - Bypassing Firewall Rules PIVOTING Host Discovery && Port Discovery - Bash Scripting Abusing Cron Job - Apt Pre-Invoke Script (Privilege Escalation) |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                         |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcvpSxngnQI)          |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2022/04/04/htb-inception.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2I-5xPgyXk)          |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                      | Source               | Link                                                                                                      |
| -------------------------- | -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Local File Inclusion (LFI) | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/file-inclusion/index.html)                          |
| Local File Inclusion (LFI) | PayloadsAllTheThings | [Open](https://github.com/swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings/tree/master/File%20Inclusion)                  |
| Port Forwarding / Pivoting | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-hacking/tunneling-and-port-forwarding.html)                |
| WebDAV                     | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-web/put-method-webdav.html) |
| Directory fuzzing          | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-web/index.html)             |

## Related skills worth mastering

Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Remote Code Execution (RCE) · IIS (Microsoft Web Server)

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Retired](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/retired) — Linux, Medium
* [ServMon](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/servmon) — Windows, Easy
* [EarlyAccess](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/earlyaccess) — Linux, Hard
* [OpenSource](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/opensource) — Linux, Easy
* [Waldo](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/waldo) — Linux, Medium

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## Comments & tips

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