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

# Search

> Verified writeups for the Search machine of Hack The Box

# Search

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> Kerberoasting + PFX → ReadGMSAPassword → GenericAll → DA</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Operating system | Windows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
  | Difficulty       | Hard                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-ad">Active Directory</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
  | IP               | `10.10.11.129`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
  | Retirement date  | 2022-04-30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
  | Skills           | Information Leakage - Password in picture (wtf?) RPC Enumeration (rpcclient) Ldap Enumeration (ldapdomaindump) Bloodhound Enumeration Kerberoasting Attack (GetUserSPNs.py) SMB Password Spray Attack (Crackmapexec) Unprotecting password-protected Excel (Remove Protection) Playing with pfx certificates Gaining access to Windows PowerShell Web Access Abusing ReadGMSAPassword privilege Abusing GenericAll privilege (Resetting a user's password) Gaining access with wmiexec Active Directory |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author                   | Format | Link                                                      |
| -------- | ------------------------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar**              | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTsD0TSgdGg)       |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **El Pingüino de Mario** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Y5ocAwAPI)       |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**                 | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2022/04/30/htb-search.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**               | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Qbloh6Lqg)       |

## 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)                           |
| Active Directory    | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/index.html)      |
| Kerberoasting       | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/windows-hardening/active-directory-methodology/kerberoast.html) |
| BloodHound          | BloodHound docs | [Open](https://bloodhound.specterops.io/)                                                              |
| SMB (139/445)       | HackTricks      | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-smb/index.html)          |

## Related skills worth mastering

DCSync · AS-REP Roasting · Group Policy Preferences (GPP) · GetNPUsers (Impacket) · EternalBlue (MS17-010) · MS08-067 (NetAPI)

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Sizzle](/en/htb/machines/windows/insano/sizzle) — Windows, Insane
* [Intelligence](/en/htb/machines/windows/medio/intelligence) — Windows, Medium
* [Blackfield](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/blackfield) — Windows, Hard
* [Mantis](/en/htb/machines/windows/dificil/mantis) — Windows, Hard
* [Heist](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/heist) — Windows, Easy

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