HTB STARTING POINT · Tier 1

Facts

DNS zone transfer (AXFR) exposes internal hostnames including a development subdomain. The dev site runs an unauthenticated API that returns SSH credentials in plaintext.…

April 28, 2026 · 3 min · crAIzy
DNS Zone TransferAPI Exposure

HTB STARTING POINT · Tier 1

Three

S3 subdomain discovery exposes a LocalStack bucket; a PHP webshell uploaded via the AWS CLI achieves RCE as www-data without any CVE.…

April 27, 2026 · 5 min · crAIzy
Webshell RFIDirectory Busting

HTB STARTING POINT · Tier 1

Included

LFI via ?file= parameter reads /proc/net/udp to find TFTP. Upload a webshell over TFTP. LFI executes it. Vagrant's default SSH key gives lateral movement to root-adjacent group.…

April 27, 2026 · 3 min · crAIzy
LFI → RCETFTP Upload