App - Script

Exploit environment weaknesses, configuration mistakes and vulnerability patterns in scripts and systems.

For each of these challenges, you will be provided with connection credentials such as SSH access or a network socket. Depending on the challenge you will need to elevate your privileges or escape the sandbox by exploiting the provided environment.

Prerequisites:
– Some knowledge of the UNIX shell and of common UNIX privilege escalation techniques
– Advanced understanding of scripting languages such as Python, Perl, PHP in order to escape jails

33 Challenges

Results	Name ↓↑	Validations	Number of points	Difficulty	Author	Note	Solution	Date
	AppArmor - Jail Introduction	1% 719	15		nivram		4	10 May 2023
	AppArmor - Jail Medium	1% 196	35		nivram		1	25 September 2023
	Bash - Restricted shells	1% 3135	60		Yorin		9	14 January 2017
	Bash - System 1	15% 51992	5		Lu33Y		10	8 February 2012
	Bash - System 2	9% 30318	10		Lu33Y		10	8 February 2012
	Bash - cron	4% 12739	20		g0uZ		8	6 May 2013
	Bash - quoted expression injection	1% 1779	30		sbrk		6	26 October 2020
	Bash - race condition	1% 598	35		sbrk		10	5 May 2020
	Bash - unquoted expression injection	3% 7337	15		sbrk		5	26 October 2020
	Deep learning - Malicious model	1% 34	70		blackndoor		0	26 July 2024
	Docker - I am groot	1% 3084	15		Nishacid		2	24 February 2022
	Docker - Sys-Admin’s Docker	1% 1134	30		Nishacid		3	24 February 2022
	Docker - Talk through me	1% 803	35		Nishacid		2	24 February 2022
	Javascript - Jail	1% 493	55		waxous		4	7 December 2016
	LaTeX - Command execution	1% 2294	20		Podalirius , Mhd_Root		3	17 March 2021
	LaTeX - Input	2% 5024	10		Podalirius , Mhd_Root		5	17 March 2021
	PHP - Jail	1% 830	40		LordRoke		10	1 March 2019
	Perl - Command injection	4% 13602	15		Tosh		10	11 August 2015
	Powershell - Basic jail	1% 1366	25		hat.time		10	19 June 2020
	Powershell - Command Injection	2% 7033	10		hat.time		7	19 June 2020
	Powershell - SecureString	1% 3585	15		hat.time		4	19 June 2020
	Python - Eval Is Evil	1% 138	60		Mister7F		2	28 December 2023
	Python - Jail - Exec	1% 1844	50		Arod		3	23 February 2015
	Python - Jail - Garbage collector	1% 611	55		n0d		5	12 August 2017
	Python - PyJail 1	2% 7210	35		sambecks		5	3 January 2015
	Python - PyJail 2	2% 4447	40		zM_		10	17 February 2015
	Python - format string	1% 1293	35		lovasoa		1	26 March 2021
	Python - input()	6% 19010	20		g0uZ		11	27 May 2014
	Python - pickle	2% 5560	25		koma		10	7 September 2012
	R: Code Execution	1% 1133	20		Fey		7	25 September 2023
	SSH - Agent Hijacking	1% 2338	30		mayfly		5	7 October 2018
	Shared Objects hijacking	1% 897	30		das		2	5 March 2020
	sudo - weak configuration	10% 34413	5		notfound404		5	6 February 2012

Challenge Results

Pseudo	Challenge	Lang	Date
Anthrace	Bash - System 1		23 June 2025 at 17:20
nAMyjCquxptw7rW9psNQ	Perl - Command injection		23 June 2025 at 17:00
Hilarion Lefuneste	LaTeX - Input		23 June 2025 at 16:47
Nisem	Bash - System 1		23 June 2025 at 16:27
Tad	Python - Jail - Exec		23 June 2025 at 16:23
savtog	Bash - cron		23 June 2025 at 15:49
madmanu	Bash - System 1		23 June 2025 at 15:43
Mahtan	Bash - unquoted expression injection		23 June 2025 at 15:35
Dionysian	Bash - unquoted expression injection		23 June 2025 at 15:33
Slavatop616	Powershell - Command Injection		23 June 2025 at 15:11