active-directory

Cicada is a Windows Active Directory box that involves SMB share enumeration, password spraying, and exploitation of SeBackupPrivilege. We will discover default credentials in an HR notice, perform RID brute‑forcing to enumerate users, spray passwords to gain initial access, then leverage backup operator privileges to dump and crack password hashes for domain administrator access.

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Certified is a Windows Active Directory box that focuses on certificate template abuse and shadow credential attacks. We will exploit ESC9 vulnerability via a certificate template with no security extension, chain permissions through MANAGEMENT and CA_OPERATOR groups, and ultimately obtain domain administrator access.

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Administrator is a Windows Active Directory box that demonstrates permission chaining, BloodHound enumeration, and password‑spraying. We will use a recovered PasswordSafe database for credential spraying, perform targeted Kerberoasting, abuse DCSync, and finally use pass‑the‑hash to gain domain administrator access.

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TheFrizz is a hybrid box that combines web exploitation, database credential extraction, and Active Directory lateral movement. We will exploit a Gibbon CMS RCE (CVE‑2023‑45878), extract and crack hashes, use Kerberos authentication, and abuse Group Policy Objects (GPO) for privilege escalation.

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Fluffy is a Windows Active Directory box that focuses on SMB share enumeration and NTLM hash capture. We will exploit CVE‑2025‑24071 via Responder, crack the obtained hash, then leverage shadow credentials and the ESC16 vulnerability to gain domain administrator access.

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