SpookyPass — HTB Writeup | The Hack Sparrow

A 64-bit ELF that prompts for a password. The secret sits in cleartext among the binary's strings — strings reveals it with no debugging required.

Challenge overview

Field	Value
Platform	Hack The Box · Challenge
Category	Reversing
Difficulty	Very Easy
State	Retired
Files	`pass (ELF 64-bit)`

Attack map

[ELF pass] file → Linux binary
      │
      ▼
[strings] cleartext password
      │
      ▼
[./pass] enter password
      │
      ▼
[FLAG]

Binario ELF de 64 bits que pide una contraseña. La clave está en claro entre las cadenas del ejecutable: strings la revela sin necesidad de depurar nada.

Ficha del challenge

Campo	Valor
Plataforma	Hack The Box · Challenge
Categoría	Reversing
Dificultad	Very Easy
Estado	Retirado
Archivos	`pass (ELF 64-bit)`

Mapa del ataque

[ELF pass] file → binario Linux
      │
      ▼
[strings] contraseña en claro
      │
      ▼
[./pass] introducir password
      │
      ▼
[FLAG]

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