Alright, let’s talk about my little adventure in the “shadow over ban pa 2 gray zone”. Man, that sounds way cooler than it actually was. Basically, I was messing around with trying to get some stuff working in a… let’s just say, a less-than-ideal network environment.
It all started innocently enough. I had this idea, right? Needed to test something out, but I couldn’t use the main network. Too many restrictions, too much oversight. So, I figured, “Hey, let’s find a little corner where no one’s looking.” That’s where the “gray zone” comes in. It wasn’t exactly illegal stuff, just… things that were easier to do under the radar.
First thing I did was try to get a foothold. I started by scanning the network, just a basic ping sweep to see what was alive. Used nmap, of course. Good ol’ nmap. Found a few devices that looked promising. Then, I tried some basic vulnerability scans. Nothing too fancy, just the low-hanging fruit. You know, default passwords, outdated software, the usual suspects.
I got lucky. Found an old server that hadn’t been patched in ages. It was running some ancient version of… well, let’s just say it was very old. I managed to get a shell on it using a publicly available exploit. Felt kinda dirty, but hey, gotta do what you gotta do, right?
Once I had a shell, things got interesting. I needed to pivot. This server wasn’t directly connected to the resources I wanted to access. So, I had to find a way to hop through other machines. I started by looking at the routing tables, trying to figure out the network topology. Then, I used tools like `sshuttle` to create a tunnel. It’s like a poor man’s 加速器, but it got the job done.
I ran into a bunch of roadblocks, obviously. Firewalls were a pain. Had to figure out how to bypass them. Port forwarding, reverse proxies, all that jazz. And the logging… oh man, the logging. I had to be super careful not to trigger any alarms. I spent a lot of time clearing logs and covering my tracks. It was like playing cat and mouse with the security team, except they didn’t even know I was playing.
The biggest challenge was maintaining persistence. I didn’t want to have to redo all this work every time the server rebooted. So, I set up a backdoor. Nothing too sophisticated, just a simple cron job that would start a reverse shell. I know, I know, it’s not the most elegant solution, but it worked. And that’s all that mattered.
In the end, I managed to get everything working. I was able to access the resources I needed, run my tests, and get the results I wanted. Was it risky? Yeah, probably. Would I do it again? Maybe. But the main thing I learned was a good understanding of networking and the importance of security.
Lessons learned:
- Network scanning is essential.
- Exploiting old vulnerabilities is way easier than it should be.
- Tunneling and pivoting are your friends.
- Log clearing is crucial.
- Persistence is key.
It wasn’t glamorous, it wasn’t clean, but it was effective. And sometimes, that’s all that matters in the “shadow over ban pa 2 gray zone”. Just don’t tell anyone I told you all this, okay?
