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🔓 Redeemer | Hack The Box

Note: I’m not an expert. I’m writing this blog just to document my learning journey. 🚀

🌐 Step 1: Connect to the HTB Network

Start by connecting to the Hack The Box VPN using the htb.ovpn file:

openvpn htb.ovpn
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Wait for the message:

Initialization Sequence Completed
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Once you're connected, spawn the target machine. My target machine IP was:

10.129.250.87
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🔍 Step 2: Scan the Target

Run a full TCP port scan to identify open ports:

nmap -p- 10.129.250.87
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📄 Nmap Output (Shortened): 

PORT      STATE    SERVICE
6286/tcp  filtered unknown
6379/tcp  open     redis
14614/tcp filtered unknown
15032/tcp filtered unknown
19797/tcp filtered unknown
35460/tcp filtered unknown
51988/tcp filtered unknown
58252/tcp filtered unknown
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Port 6379 is open and running Redis.

💾 Step 3: Connect to Redis

Use the redis-cli utility to connect:

redis-cli -h 10.129.250.87
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Once connected, get detailed server info:

info
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🔢 Redis Version: 

redis_version:5.0.7
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🔑 Step 4: Explore the Database

Check the number of keys:

keys *
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🗝️ Output: 

1) "flag"
2) "temp"
3) "stor"
4) "numb"
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Retrieve the value of the flag:

get flag
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🎉 Flag:

<FLAG REDACTED>
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✅ Summary

Task Answer
Open port 6379
Service redis
DB type In-memory Database
CLI tool redis-cli
Host flag -h
Info command info
Version 5.0.7
Select DB select
Number of keys 4
View keys keys *
🎯 Flag <FLAG REDACTED>

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