Important notes⌗

  • Target IP -> 10.129.206.27

This is a starting point machine, so it’s pretty simple.

Task 1 - What does the acronym VM stand for?⌗

Answer: Virtual Machine

Task 2 - What tool do we use to interact with the operating system in order to issue commands via the command line, such as the one to start our VPN connection? It’s also known as a console or shell.⌗

Answer: Terminal

Task 3 - What service do we use to form our VPN connection into HTB labs?⌗

Answer: openvpn

Task 4 - What tool do we use to test our connection to the target with an ICMP echo request?⌗

Answer: ping

Task 5 - What is the name of the most common tool for finding open ports on a target?⌗

Answer: nmap

Task 6 - What service do we identify on port 23/tcp during our scans?⌗

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Answer: telnet

Task 7 - What username is able to log into the target over telnet with a blank password?⌗

Answer: root

So with that we can log into the telnet and find the flag.

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Just do a cat flag.txt and we have the flag.

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