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

# TartarSauce

> Verified writeups for the TartarSauce machine of Hack The Box

# TartarSauce

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> WP Gwolle-gb RFI → sudo tar wildcard → cron analysis privesc</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
  | Difficulty       | Medium                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-web">Web</span>                                                                                                                                                                                      |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.88`                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | Retirement date  | 2018-10-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
  | Skills           | RFI (Remote File Inclusion) - Abusing Wordpress Plugin \[Gwolle-gb] RFI to RCE (Creating our malicious PHP file) Abusing Sudoers Privilege (Tar Command) Abusing Cron Job (Privilege Escalation) \[Code Analysis] \[Bash Scripting] |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                                                       |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyp6eixPSMA)                                        |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2018/10/20/htb-tartarsauce.html)                             |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2018/10/21/htb-tartarsauce-part-2-backuperer-follow-up.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MeBiP637ZA)                                        |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                       | Source     | Link                                                                                              |
| --------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Remote File Inclusion (RFI) | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/file-inclusion/index.html)                  |
| WordPress Exploitation      | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-web/wordpress.html) |
| Remote Code Execution (RCE) | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/command-injection.html)                     |

## Related skills worth mastering

Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Backdoor](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/backdoor) — Linux, Easy
* [Travel](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/travel) — Linux, Hard
* [Apocalyst](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/apocalyst) — Linux, Medium
* [Chaos](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/chaos) — Linux, Medium
* [Shibboleth](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/shibboleth) — Linux, Medium

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## Comments & tips

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*Last updated: 2026-06-15*

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