From Directory Listing to Root Shell
In this blog, I will demonstrate how a simple directory listing vulnerability led to full system compromise during a penetration test. Prologue “The best exploits are the ones that never feel like exploits at all.” — Mr. Robot I discovered that a web server was exposing its directory contents. Several configuration and compressed files were visible, indicating possible sensitive information leakage. Source Code Analysis After downloading and analyzing the exposed files, I found a PHP configuration file containing PostgreSQL database credentials. ...