eLection VulnHub Walkthrough | SSH Access & Serv-U SUID Privilege Escalation [CTF]

Welcome to this full walkthrough of the eLection machine from VulnHub! 🧠💻
In this beginner-to-intermediate level CTF, we go step-by-step through enumeration, exploitation, and privilege escalation to root the box.

🔍 What you’ll learn in this video:

How to perform directory and deeper file enumeration to find hidden resources (/election/card.php)

Use of CyberChef to decode obfuscated PHP files and extract admin credentials

Accessing the /election/admin panel and discovering SSH credentials from the dashboard

Gaining a shell via SSH access

Privilege escalation via Serv-U SUID binary, using Searchsploit and compiling the exploit on target

💡 Techniques Used:

Gobuster/Dirb for directory brute-forcing

decoding tricks

Searchsploit exploitation

Privilege escalation via known vulnerabilities

📌 Machine link:
🔗 https://www.vulnhub.com/entry/election-1,503/

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Видео eLection VulnHub Walkthrough | SSH Access & Serv-U SUID Privilege Escalation [CTF] канала Junhua's Cyber Lab