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Base attack path and techniques

Base is a very easy Linux machine on Hack The Box that I solved myself. This page is my short attack path summary and the techniques it trains.

Open Base on Hack The Box

PlatformHack The Box
Operating systemLinux
DifficultyVery Easy
Time to user25m
Time to root1h 0m
User owned2026-08-20
Root owned2026-08-20
Relevant forHTB-Starting-Point

Attack path summary

Abuse PHP loose comparison (type juggling) in JSON login endpoint to authenticate as admin, then upload webshell.

Techniques

PHP Type Juggling File Upload

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Base belongs to Hack The Box. This page contains only my own notes.