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Last updated 14 May 2025 12 Entries

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Ez Web

Ishmael42

The statement

duh.

Solution

Inspect the html and find js file.

Ctrl-Shift-I

Find this encoded string in js file.

JS 
1

const encodedFlag: 'cm9vdEBsb2NhbGhvc3R7VGhlX3dlYl9jaGFsbF9pc19lYXN5fQ==';

Decode it

base64 -d «< cm9vdEBsb2NhbGhvc3R7VGhlX3dlYl9jaGFsbF9pc19lYXN5fQ==

root@localhost{The_web_chall_is_easy}

Flag: root@localhost{The_web_chall_is_easy}

Pixel Secrets

Ishmael42

The statement

Decode the hidden message embedded in this image. Use steganographic techniques to uncover the flag that lies beneath the pixels!

Solution

Should be pretty self explanatory. Classic steganography bruteforce.

docker run –rm -it -v ‘$(pwd):/steg’ rickdejager/stegseek steg1.jpg password.txt

Unable to find image ‘rickdejager/stegseek:latest’ locally latest: Pulling from rickdejager/stegseek a70d879fa598: Pull complete c4394a92d1f8: Pull complete 10e6159c56c0: Pull complete 2a9284816e0c: Pull complete da918f5114c3: Pull complete 172662ab993b: Pull complete Digest: sha256:a3c6a82d5b7dd94dc49098c5080a70da8103b7ed3b3718423b3a70d4b43c9a8a Status: Downloaded newer image for rickdejager/stegseek:latest StegSeek 0.6 - https://github.com/RickdeJager/StegSeek

Hidden Truth

Ishmael42

The statement

A hidden message lies concealed within a jumble of characters and numbers. Can you crack the code and reveal the secret? The mystery is waiting for you to uncover it.

Solution

Strings on the file gives a base64 string.

strings -n 65 challenge.png

<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x=‘adobe:ns:meta/’ x:xmptk=‘Image::ExifTool 12.76’> <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf=‘http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'> Attrib:ExtId03825ccf-d796-4baa-8dda-96a2acd20326</Attrib:ExtId> <rdf:li xml:lang=‘x-default’>cm9vdEBsb2NhbGhvc3R7QzBuZ3JAdCRfWTB1X0YwdW5kX1RoM19NeXN0M3J5X04wd30=</rdf:li> cm9vdEBsb2NhbGhvc3R7QzBuZ3JAdCRfWTB1X0YwdW5kX1RoM19NeXN0M3J5X04wd30=

Decode it to get flag

clippaste | base64 -d

root@localhost{C0ngr@t$_Y0u_F0und_Th3_Myst3ry_N0w}%

Echo of Time

Ishmael42

The statement

You found an audio file named ab Somewhere within this audio lies a crucial piece of information: a year that marks a significant event. Extract the year hidden in the audio using steganography techniques.

Solution

Open the given file in audacity, and view it as spectogram. audacity

Flag: r00t@localhost{2025}

Play With Qr

Ishmael42

You don’t need A GUI FOR SORTING FILES BY SIZE.