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# Intro to Dante

## 🔥 Intro to Dante Track

The **Intro to Dante** track focuses on fundamental penetration testing techniques, with six key boxes that guide you through the process of system exploitation, enumeration, and privilege escalation.

### 📊 Total Boxes: **6**

#### Track Image

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### 🛠️ Boxes Solved in the Intro to Dante Track:

1. **Emdee Five for Life**
   * **Desc:** A web challenge where the goal is to quickly decrypt an MD5 hash to bypass authentication.
   * **Exploit:** [Exploit Link](https://github.com/Senku01/Emdee-Five-Forever)
2. **Heist**
   * Focuses on exploiting weak configurations and privilege escalation.
   * [Write-Up](https://medium.com/@vignesh6872610/hack-the-box-heist-writeup-windows-retired-76ac65ea729d)
3. **OpenAdmin**
   * Involves exploiting an outdated CMS and lateral movement through the network.
   * [Write-Up](https://medium.com/@vignesh6872610/hack-the-box-openadmin-writeup-linux-retired-19da037958b1)
4. **Marketdump**
   * A box focused on web application exploitation and data dumping techniques.
5. **Nest (Windows)**
   * Exploits SMB guest access to enumerate shares, retrieve credentials and sensitive configuration data, and decrypt Administrator credentials via a custom service.
6. **Curling**
   * Requires thorough enumeration and exploitation of vulnerabilities to gain access and escalate privileges.
   * [Write-Up](https://medium.com/@vignesh6872610/hack-the-box-curling-writeup-linux-retired-7be2cc09470)

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This track set a solid foundation for penetration testing and enhanced my skills in identifying vulnerabilities and exploiting them effectively.