HTB STARTING POINT · Tier 1

Ignition

Virtual host discovery finds the Magento admin panel on a non-default hostname; qwerty123 completes the chain — two recon steps, one flag.…

April 28, 2026 · 5 min · crAIzy
Magento CVEDirectory Busting

HTB STARTING POINT · Tier 1

Crocodile

Anonymous FTP drops a credentials file; those credentials unlock an HTTP admin panel — two individually boring findings combine into a full chain.…

April 28, 2026 · 5 min · crAIzy
FTP Brute-forceDirectory Busting

HTB STARTING POINT · Tier 1

Appointment

SQL injection in a login form — `' OR '1'='1` as username turns authentication into a formality and exposes the flag in one request.…

April 28, 2026 · 5 min · crAIzy
SQL InjectionDirectory Busting

HTB STARTING POINT · Tier 0

Preignition

Directory fuzzing surfaces a hidden admin.php that default credentials unlock; demonstrates why wordlist-based discovery precedes credential guessing.…

April 27, 2026 · 6 min · crAIzy
Directory Busting