working locally helped a lot, good challenge!
Type your comment> @HumanFlyBzzzz said:
Hmm found a certain āprivateā somethingā¦ Not sure what to do with it though
Any hint on how to get that āprivateā thing? I donāt see any way in the code to access that fileā¦
@asebal said:
Type your comment> @HumanFlyBzzzz said:
Hmm found a certain āprivateā somethingā¦ Not sure what to do with it though
Any hint on how to get that āprivateā thing? I donāt see any way in the code to access that fileā¦
@HumanFlyBzzzzās message is a bit confusing and may lead to wrong assumptions. I would recommend to forget about private stuff and instead just carefully read the source code. Most probably you already have everything you need to get the flag.
Anyone can help me in PM? Iāve a local instance running butā¦ not so skilled in nodejs and sqliteā¦ Iāll appreciateā¦ thx
Feel free to message me if you need help.
Need some help on this 
just want to know if Iām looking at the right spot and not overthinking. Anyone free to help?
Thanks!
it took me soooo much time, but since Iām a dumb noob, I guess itās okay 
learned a lot of new things
wrote my own python script (also covered it with a test, lol)
practiced some stuff
I thought I would never do it, but I just didnāt give up, despite it was sooo much pain for me and frustration )))
helping tips for the noobs like me:
- something happens as you log in;
- can you fake the identity? ā this can take some time; practice on some dummy data first! writing a script to automate the process is a good idea, itāll help you later on your journey a lot; also, mind an excessive new line somewhere in public!
- no escape is a way in;
- combine the two and go a blindfolded journey to read the stored treasure;
sorry, I canāt help you with a personal assistance, please donāt dm me.
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Great challenge, took me 2 days to solve it. I learned a lot about the authentication system used in the web application. There is one thing i did not understand though:
I had to specify the management system in the tool iāve used to obtain the flag. Otherwise the tool would not detect the vulnerability. Usually the tool does this automatically but not in this case. Is it because of the custom script I had to create for the tool or am I missing something?
Solved, first challenge 100% on me.
It was fun, great lesson on how to pay attention in tiny details (e.g. \n, spaces).
The fast way was to do everything manually once to try to get a positive feedback, and only then a little coding. Having something that you know already works is great for comparison when scripting.
For tips, dm me
Can anyone help my I have been stuck for past 2 days on this challenge. I need help on how to get the private thing.
Iāve located the vulnarability and succeeded to inject some code i retrieve at the home page but i still donāt know how i can retrieve the flag (I tried several methods to get it). If you did this challenge you can DM me for more informations.
Thank you in advance.
Iām not able to find anything anywhere after logging in. Iāve decoded stuff in the cookie but I donāt really know what to do with it. Any tips?
@mouseknight said:
Iām not able to find anything anywhere after logging in. Iāve decoded stuff in the cookie but I donāt really know what to do with it. Any tips?
The cookie stores a JSON Web Token (JWT). A good place to start would be to research how they work.
Iāve located the vulnerability and am able to fake my identity but I canāt still find the flag.Any Tips?what am i missing
Thanks in advance
Type your comment> @higbee said:
@mouseknight said:
Iām not able to find anything anywhere after logging in. Iāve decoded stuff in the cookie but I donāt really know what to do with it. Any tips?
The cookie stores a JSON Web Token (JWT). A good place to start would be to research how they work.
Yea I know how they work and I decoded it, I saw a key, but I donāt really know what to do with it. Itās a pretty unusual implementation of JWT, it doesnāt conform to the standard spec, I donāt really know where to go from here.
Right I got a little further, the problem with the JWT is so dumb it didnāt click immediately, reading up more on JWT in this context is helping
Iām just spinning my wheels trying to get this to work, can anyone PM me a walkthrough of what to do with this bit specifically please?
Iāve read the entire source code. I understand the flow of the challenge, however, unsure about the newline which seems to be a part of the solution. Also, uncertain whether the private key is reachable (I donāt see how you can modify the data in the token, without it).
You can PM me or write here, thank you.
for anyone who is struggling after finding the initial interesting bit,
- donāt use any auto exploiters. automate the generation and delivery part with script but take manual input for each payload until you find the perfect payload to automate.
- thereās online IDE available for practice and a famous repository with examples.
A really nice challenge, very enjoyable.
Happy to hint if anyone is stuck.