Challenge list
LinuxLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Linux-Deep Search. Discovering a Deeply Nested File
A single file containing the flag is hidden deep inside many nested directories. Use the find command to locate the…
LinuxLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Linux-Environment Variable Basics. Checking Shell Startup Variables
One of the environment variables set when the shell starts holds the flag. Check it with the env command or echo…
LinuxLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Linux Basics - Permissions and SUID
Learn basic Linux commands and file permissions. Use hints to find SUID and retrieve the flag.
Web SecurityLevel 1★☆☆☆☆SQL Injection 101
This login form has an SQL Injection vulnerability. Log in as admin without proper credentials and retrieve the flag.
Web SecurityLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Web-04. The robots.txt Trap
Websites often serve a robots.txt file for crawlers. In this challenge, check whether a file that robots.txt tells…
Web SecurityLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Web-05. Directory Listing Trap
When an Nginx server has directory index listing (autoindex) enabled, anyone can browse the full file listing of a…
Web SecurityLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Web-06. Forging HTTP Headers
This application grants access based on the value of a specific HTTP header. Even values the browser never sends by…
Web SecurityLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Web-07. Tampering with URL Parameters
This web application checks the value of the GET parameter key on the server side. The required parameter name and…
Web SecurityLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Web-08. Tampering with POST Data
The login form contains a hidden input field that is invisible in the rendered page. Inspect it with developer tools…
Web SecurityLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Web-09. The Weak Basic Auth Trap
A protected area is guarded by HTTP Basic Authentication, but the developer accidentally left the credentials in an…
Web SecurityLevel 1★☆☆☆☆Web-10. Peeking Behind a Redirect
Accessing a certain page immediately redirects you elsewhere. Browsers automatically follow redirects, so think about…
Web SecurityLevel 1★☆☆☆☆XSS Basics - Guestbook
This web application has a basic XSS vulnerability. Find where input is reflected in the guestbook. The flag is at an…
CryptographyLevel 2★★☆☆☆AES-ECB Mode Weakness
ECB leaks repeated block patterns. This introductory task first checks the difference between encryption and encoding.…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆API Requests - Find the Highest-Profit Trade
When the container starts, a stock API begins running on http://localhost:9102 (you do not need to start server.py).…
Digital ForensicsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Find Attack in Apache Logs
Analyze the Apache access.log (common format) to find traces of SQL injection. Tell which attacks succeeded and which…
General SkillsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Bash Scripting - Power of Automation
/app/numbers.txt contains numbers from 1 to 1000, one per line. Extract all numbers that satisfy these conditions and…
Digital ForensicsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Flag Hidden in Excel Macro
Analyze the macro code embedded in the Excel workbook and find the hidden authentication code (the flag). Learn how to…
General SkillsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Git Detective - Lost Commit
/app/repo is a Git repository. A developer accidentally deleted a commit containing important information. Use git…
General SkillsLevel 2★★☆☆☆JSON Master - Data Extraction
/app/users.json contains information of 100 users in JSON format. Extract users that meet these conditions: - age…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-02. Privilege Escalation via a Sudo-Allowed Vim
Check which commands a regular user can run via sudo without a password. A well-known GTFOBins technique can let you…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-03. Reading Cron Configuration Files
This system has several cron configurations (/etc/cron.d, /etc/crontab, user crontabs, and more). Inspect each…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Cron Privesc. Hijacking a Writable Root Script
Check the permissions of a cron script that root executes periodically. If a regular user can write to it, think about…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Systemd. Checking a Service Unit's Environment Variable
A systemd unit file can set environment variables in its [Service] section. Inspect the registered service definition…
LinuxLevel 2★★☆☆☆Linux-Symlink Maze. Navigating a Branching Path
Several directories are connected in a tangled web of symbolic links. Without being misled by decoy hint files, follow…