kioptrix level 2 write up

Introduction

This is my second write-up and I’m very happy to share my findings on this machine box. Kioptrix Level 2 is another easy machine on the vulnhub website. By exploiting a SQL injection vulnerability in the login page and a remote code execution vulnerability, we can gain access to the server. Then we get root by using a public Linux kernel exploit. It’s very straightforward, so let’s get started!

Enumeration

First, we need to check for …

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