Timing

Verified writeups for the Timing machine of Hack The Box

Timing

$ tldr LFI base64 wrapper → file upload role abuse → sudo symlinks

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Operating system	Linux
Difficulty	Medium
Vector	Web
IP	10.10.11.135
Retirement date	2022-06-04
Skills	Local File Inclusion (LFI) Using Wrappers - Base64 Wrapper Code Inspection Role manipulation File Upload Exploitation Abusing Sudoers Privilege - Playing with symbolic links

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
Local File Inclusion (LFI)	HackTricks	Open
Local File Inclusion (LFI)	PayloadsAllTheThings	Open
File Upload Vulnerabilities	PortSwigger	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Remote Code Execution (RCE) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI)

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Last updated: 2026-06-29