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

# Tenten

> Verified writeups for the Tenten machine of Hack The Box

# Tenten

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> WP Job Manager (CVE-2015-6668) + steg → SSH key crack + sudo</p>

<div className="cve-row"><span className="cve-row-label">CVE / Bulletins:</span> <a className="cve-chip" href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6668" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CVE-2015-6668 ↗</a></div>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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  | Operating system | Linux                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | Difficulty       | Medium                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-web">Web</span>                                                                                                                                                          |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.10`                                                                                                                                                                                           |
  | Retirement date  | 2020-07-14                                                                                                                                                                                              |
  | Skills           | Wordpress Enumeration CV filename disclosure on Job-Manager Wordpress Plugin \[CVE-2015-6668] Steganography Challenge (Steghide) Cracking Hashes \[Protected SSH Private Key] Abusing sudoers privilege |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author      | Format | Link                                                      |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1pr-A8qA7I)       |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**    | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2020/07/14/htb-tenten.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**  | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4U3xiRWfsU)       |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                            | Source     | Link                                                                                              |
| -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| WordPress Exploitation           | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-web/wordpress.html) |
| Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John) | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-methodologies-and-resources/brute-force.html)      |
| Steganography (Stego)            | HackTricks | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/crypto-and-stego/stego-tricks.html)                        |

## Related skills worth mastering

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

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Apocalyst](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/apocalyst) — Linux, Medium
* [Phoenix](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/phoenix) — Linux, Hard
* [Pressed](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/pressed) — Linux, Hard
* [Aragog](/en/htb/machines/linux/medio/aragog) — Linux, Medium
* [Blocky](/en/htb/machines/linux/facil/blocky) — Linux, Easy

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## Comments & tips

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*Last updated: 2026-06-07*

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