Task 2 : Discover Network Services

Use this steps to find the keys and the answers :

STEP 1 : nmap -p- --script=banner MACHINE_IP

ftp MACHINE_IP 21212 (Note : Username & password = anonymous )

Type ls -la

Use this command to grab the first key cmd : -> get tbfc_qa_key1

STEP 2: nc -v MACHINE_IP 25251

Type HELP

Use this command to grab the Second key cmd : -> GET KEY

STEP 3: Enter this cmd in terminal : ---> dig @MACHINE_IP TXT key3.tbfc.local +short

STEP 4: Open this site by entering the machine ip address in your browser http://MACHINE_IP

Now enter all the keys end to end without any space between them.

And after that get into terminal by pressing "enter"

STEP 5: Now in the browser terminal type this cmd :---> mysql -D tbfcqa01 -e "show tables;"

After this command you will see two tables first one is tabfcqa01 and other one is flag

So now enter this command to grab the flag :---> mysql -D tbfcqa01 -e "select * from flags;"

Answer the questions below

What evil message do you see on top of the website?

Pwned by HopSec

What is the first key part found on the FTP server?

3aster_

What is the second key part found in the TBFC app?

15_th3_

What is the third key part found in the DNS records?

n3w_xm45

Which port was the MySQL database running on?

3306

Finally, what's the flag you found in the database?

THM{4ll_s3rvice5_d1sc0vered}

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