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Easy Linux

FunBoxRookie Writeup - Proving Grounds

Easy Linux box with an anonymous FTP server holding a password-protected zip, cracked to recover an SSH key for tom. After escaping a restricted rbash shell, a MySQL history file leaks tom's password, and unrestricted sudo gives root.

ftp anonymous-access hash-cracking information-disclosure +2

The Husky Hacker • Oct 7, 2026 • 3 min read

Easy Linux

Inclusiveness Writeup - Proving Grounds

Easy Linux box chaining a User-Agent-gated local file inclusion with a writable anonymous FTP directory to upload and include a PHP webshell for RCE, then abusing a custom SUID binary's relative whoami call with a PATH hijack for root.

lfi rce ftp anonymous-access +3

The Husky Hacker • Oct 7, 2026 • 3 min read

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