Mango

Verified writeups for the Mango machine of Hack The Box

Mango

$ tldr NoSQL injection login bypass → SUID JJS privesc

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Medium
Vector	Web
IP	10.10.10.162
Retirement date	2020-04-18
Skills	Virtual Hosting NoSQL Injection Login Bypass NoSQL Injection - Dumping Users and Passwords [Python Scripting] Abusing SUID Binary - JJS [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
SQL Injection	HackTricks	Open
SQL Injection	PortSwigger	Open
SUID binaries	GTFOBins	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Remote Code Execution (RCE) · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) · Sudo abuse · linPEAS

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Last updated: 2026-06-07