Enterprise

Overview Machine author: TheHermit. Host: Ubuntu, with Docker containers (Debian 8 Jessie). Theme: Star Trek: The Next Generation. Chain: recon, SQL injection in a custom WordPress plugin, credentials in a draft post, Joomla admin, PHP shell upload via eXtplorer, a www-data shell on the host (outside Docker), a SUID stack buffer overflow in /bin/lcars, root. The key trap: there are two different www-data shells. One is in a Docker container (WordPress/Joomla), the other is on the real host (via Apache on 443). Root only comes from the second one. ...

EnterpriseLinuxHard
September 6, 2026 · 9 min