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

# Unbalanced

> Writeups verificados de la máquina Unbalanced de Hack The Box

# Unbalanced

<p className="machine-summary"><span className="prompt"><code>\$ tldr</code></span> EncFS hash crack → Squid cache → XPath injection → SSH brute</p>

<div className="cve-row"><span className="cve-row-label">CVE / Boletines:</span> <a className="cve-chip" href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11108" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CVE-2020-11108 ↗</a></div>

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  | Sistema operativo | Linux                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
  | Dificultad        | Difícil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
  | Vector            | <span className="vbadge vbadge-linux-privesc">Linux privesc</span>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
  | IP                | `10.10.10.200`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
  | Fecha de retirada | 2020-12-05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
  | Skills            | Rsync & EncFS Encfs2john to obtain a Hash we can crack Cracking Hashes Squid Proxy Enumeration Burpsuite Tip - Upstream Proxy Servers Squid Cache Manager Enumeration XPath Injection XPath Injection - Discovering valid users XPath Injection - Enumerating the password length of the found users XPath Injection - Obtaining users' passwords Creating a Python script to automate XPATH Injection SSH Brute Force - Hydra Local Port Forwarding to reach the Pi-Hole web server Pi-Hole Exploitation CVE-2020-11108 \[PIVOTING] - Abusing Static DHCP leases configuration Information Leakage \[Privilege Escalation] |
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## Writeups

| Idioma  | Autor       | Formato | Enlace                                                         |
| ------- | ----------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🇪🇸 ES | **S4vitar** | Vídeo   | [Abrir](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMQFehvMTvI)           |
| 🇬🇧 EN | **0xdf**    | Texto   | [Abrir](https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2020/12/05/htb-unbalanced.html) |
| 🇬🇧 EN | **IppSec**  | Vídeo   | [Abrir](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_FYYJPVywM)           |

## Recursos por skill

Documentación curada para cada técnica que aparece en la columna *Skills* de arriba. Fuentes: HackTricks, GTFOBins, PortSwigger, etc.

| Skill                            | Fuente       | Enlace                                                                                        |
| -------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Information Leakage              | HackTricks   | [Abrir](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/information-leak.html)                 |
| Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John) | HackTricks   | [Abrir](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-methodologies-and-resources/brute-force.html) |
| Port Forwarding / Pivoting       | HackTricks   | [Abrir](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-hacking/tunneling-and-port-forwarding.html)   |
| Pi-hole credenciales por defecto | Pi-hole docs | [Abrir](https://docs.pi-hole.net/)                                                            |
| Remote Code Execution (RCE)      | HackTricks   | [Abrir](https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/pentesting-web/command-injection.html)                |

## Skills relacionadas que conviene dominar

Credenciales por defecto · Local File Inclusion (LFI) · Remote File Inclusion (RFI) · Shellshock (CVE-2014-6271)

## Si te gustó esta máquina, prueba

* [Joker](/htb/machines/linux/dificil/joker) — Linux, Difícil
* [Acute](/htb/machines/windows/dificil/acute) — Windows, Difícil
* [Talkative](/htb/machines/linux/dificil/talkative) — Linux, Difícil
* [Jewel](/htb/machines/linux/medio/jewel) — Linux, Medio
* [Teacher](/htb/machines/linux/facil/teacher) — Linux, Fácil

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*Última actualización: 2026-06-07*

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