Example: HTB-Style Box Walkthrough

An example walkthrough you can use as a template for your own write-ups. Replace or delete it once you publish real content.

Recon

Start with a full port sweep and service version detection, then map the attack surface before touching anything.

nmap -sC -sV -p- -oA scans/initial 10.10.10.10

Enumeration

Walk the web app, note the tech stack, and look for the obvious footholds first: exposed admin panels, default creds, and anything that echoes user input back.

Foothold

Document the exact request or payload that worked, and why it worked. Keep it reproducible so future-you can follow the same path.

Privilege Escalation

Note the misconfiguration that gave up root: a writable service file, a sudo rule, a stale cron job, whatever it was.

Takeaways

Close with the one or two lessons worth remembering. That is the part that makes a write-up worth keeping.