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

# SecNotes

> Verified writeups for the SecNotes machine of Hack The Box

# SecNotes

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> XSS + CSRF + SQLi → IIS webshell → WSL Linux subsystem</p>

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  | ·                | ·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
  | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | Operating system | Windows                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
  | Difficulty       | Medium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
  | Vector           | <span className="vbadge vbadge-web">Web</span>                                                                                                                                                                                           |
  | IP               | `10.10.10.97`                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
  | Retirement date  | 2019-01-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
  | Skills           | User Enumeration (Wfuzz) Reflected XSS Stored XSS SQL Injection Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) - Changing a user's password IIS Exploitation (Uploading WebShell) Abusing Linux subsystem Information Leakage \[Privilege Escalation] |
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## Writeups

| Language | Author                   | Format | Link                                                                       |
| -------- | ------------------------ | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **S4vitar**              | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZf7t3UMuVw)                        |
| 🇪🇸 ES  | **El Pingüino de Mario** | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MidgTljmV3c)                        |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **0xdf**                 | Texto  | [Open](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2019/01/19/htb-secnotes.html)                |
| 🇬🇧 EN  | **IppSec**               | Vídeo  | [Open](https://www.youtube.com/@ippsec/search?query=HackTheBox%20SecNotes) |

## Skill resources

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

| Skill                             | Source      | Link                                                                                                                      |
| --------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) | PortSwigger | [Open](https://portswigger.net/web-security/csrf)                                                                         |
| Information Leakage               | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/information-leak.html)                                              |
| SQL Injection                     | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/sql-injection/index.html)                                           |
| SQL Injection                     | PortSwigger | [Open](https://portswigger.net/web-security/sql-injection)                                                                |
| Directory fuzzing                 | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-web/index.html)                             |
| IIS (Microsoft Web Server)        | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/network-services-pentesting/pentesting-web/iis-internet-information-services.html) |
| Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)        | HackTricks  | [Open](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/xss-cross-site-scripting/index.html)                                |
| Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)        | PortSwigger | [Open](https://portswigger.net/web-security/cross-site-scripting)                                                         |

## Related skills worth mastering

Remote Code Execution (RCE) · WebDAV · Server-Side Request Forgery

## If you liked this machine, try

* [Worker](/en/htb/machines/windows/medio/worker) — Windows, Medium
* [EarlyAccess](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/earlyaccess) — Linux, Hard
* [Bounty](/en/htb/machines/windows/facil/bounty) — Windows, Easy
* [Bart](/en/htb/machines/windows/medio/bart) — Windows, Medium
* [OverGraph](/en/htb/machines/linux/dificil/overgraph) — Linux, Hard

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*Last updated: 2026-07-13*

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