Toolbox

Verified writeups for the Toolbox machine of Hack The Box

Toolbox

$ tldr PostgreSQL injection RCE → boot2docker pivot

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Operating system	Windows
Difficulty	Easy
Vector	Windows privesc
IP	10.10.10.236
Retirement date	2021-04-27
Skills	PostgreSQL Injection (RCE) Abusing boot2docker [Docker-Toolbox] Pivoting

Writeups

Language	Author	Format	Link
🇪🇸 ES	S4vitar	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
SQL Injection	HackTricks	Open
SQL Injection	PortSwigger	Open
Port Forwarding / Pivoting	HackTricks	Open
Remote Code Execution (RCE)	HackTricks	Open

Related skills worth mastering

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) · Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

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Last updated: 2026-07-13