Bandit Level 1 To 2

01 Mar 2022 - mike

Level 1 -> 2

Game Instructions

The password for the next level is stored in a file called - located in the home directory

This level is also quite simple. The password for the next level is stored in a file named -. So all we have to do is ssh using the next level bandit1 username and use cat to read the file… right?

cat -
...

Nope!!! They pulled a sneaky on you. Notice that when you try this, the command line will stall.

In bash, the - will tell the interpreter to look for a flag. So what we need to do here is tell the command line that - is a file. How do we do this? With ./

State that this current directory, look for file:

cat ./-

CV1DtqXWVFXTvM2F0k09SHz0YwRINYA9

Boom! now you have the password and you’ve hacked the mainframe. Now let’s go to the next level.

Password: CV1DtqXWVFXTvM2F0k09SHz0YwRINYA9