Node

Verified writeups for the Node machine of Hack The Box

Node

$ tldr Mongo command injection → SUID backup BOF x32 ret2libc

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Medium
Vector	Binary
IP	10.10.10.58
Retirement date	2021-06-08
Skills	Information Leakage API Enumeration Cracking Hashes Cracking ZIP file Backup Download - Stored credentials MongoDB Enumeration Mongo Task Injection - Command Injection [User Pivoting] SUID Backup Binary Exploitation - Dynamic Analysis (1st way) SUID Backup Binary Exploitation - Buffer Overflow 32 bits [NX Bypass + ASLR / Ret2libc] (2nd way)

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	Vídeo	Open
🇪🇸 ES	El Pingüino de Mario	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
Information Leakage	HackTricks	Open
OS Command Injection	PortSwigger	Open
Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John)	HackTricks	Open
Buffer Overflow (BoF / ROP)	HackTricks	Open
Port Forwarding / Pivoting	HackTricks	Open
SUID binaries	GTFOBins	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Remote Code Execution (RCE) · Brute Force / Rate-Limit Bypass · Sudo abuse · linPEAS

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Last updated: 2026-06-29