Pollution

Overview Machine author: Tr1s0n. IP: 10.10.10.x. Chain: forum token, escalation to admin, XXE (file / source read), Redis (session replacement), access to developers., LFI + PHP filter chain (RCE as www-data), PHP-FPM / FastCGI (pivot to victor), prototype pollution in a Node.js API (RCE as root). Reconnaissance 1 nmap -sV -sC -p- 10.10.10.x Open: 22 (SSH), 80 (HTTP). Redis (6379) is local only / password protected. 1 10.10.10.x collect.htb developers.collect.htb The vhost developers.collect.htb is protected by Basic Auth. ...

PollutionLinuxHard
September 6, 2026 · 5 min