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

# Nineveh

> Verified writeups for the Nineveh machine of Hack The Box

# Nineveh

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> Hydra brute + LFI + steg → phpLiteAdmin RCE → chkrootkit privesc</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
  | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
  | Difficulty       | Medium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-web">Web</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.43`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
  | Retirement date  | 2020-04-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | Skills           | Abusing http forms with Hydra - Login Brute Force Local File Inclusion (LFI) Steganography - id\_rsa hidden in image Abusing phpLiteAdmin v1.9 (Remote Code Execution) Abusing Knockd - Port Knocking Chkrootkit 0.49 - Local Privilege Escalation Using Wrappers - LFI \[EXTRA] |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                       |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATDC1eGgnp0)        |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2020/04/22/htb-nineveh.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9DKULxSBK4)        |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                           | Source               | Link                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Remote Code Execution (RCE)     | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/command-injection.html)                |
| 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)     |
| Steganography (Stego)           | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/crypto-and-stego/stego-tricks.html)                   |
| Brute Force / Rate-Limit Bypass | HackTricks           | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-methodologies-and-resources/brute-force.html) |

## Related skills worth mastering

Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Hawk](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/hawk) — Linux, Medium
* [Poison](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/poison) — Linux, Medium
* [CrimeStoppers](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/crimestoppers) — Linux, Hard
* [CTF](/en/htb/machines/linux/insano/ctf) — Linux, Insane
* [Monteverde](/en/htb/machines/windows/medio/monteverde) — Windows, Medium

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*Last updated: 2026-06-15*

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