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

# Node

> Verified writeups for the Node machine of Hack The Box

# Node

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> Mongo command injection → SUID backup BOF x32 ret2libc</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
  | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
  | Difficulty       | Medium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-binary-exploitation">Binary</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
  | 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) |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author                   | Format | Link                                                    |
| -------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar**              | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AzaHJZfqwE)     |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **El Pingüino de Mario** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ0x5K3msWg)     |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**                 | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2021/06/08/htb-node.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**               | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW10TlZF62w)     |

## 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](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/information-leak.html)                 |
| OS Command Injection             | PortSwigger | [Open](https://portswigger.net/web-security/os-command-injection)                            |
| Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John) | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-methodologies-and-resources/brute-force.html) |
| Buffer Overflow (BoF / ROP)      | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/binary-exploitation/stack-overflow/index.html)        |
| Port Forwarding / Pivoting       | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-hacking/tunneling-and-port-forwarding.html)   |
| SUID binaries                    | GTFOBins    | [Open](https://gtfobins.github.io/#+suid)                                                    |

## Related skills worth mastering

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

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Writer](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/writer) — Linux, Medium
* [Acute](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/acute) — Windows, Hard
* [Unbalanced](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/unbalanced) — Linux, Hard
* [Anubis](/en/htb/machines/windows/insano/anubis) — Windows, Insane
* [Horizontall](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/horizontall) — Linux, Easy

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*Last updated: 2026-06-29*

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