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Codify — HTB

IP: 10.129.44.100 OS: Ubuntu Linux Date Started: 2026-03-04 Hostname: codify.htb (added to /etc/hosts)

Enumeration

Nmap

Three open ports:

22/tcp   open  ssh     OpenSSH 8.9p1 Ubuntu 3ubuntu0.4
80/tcp   open  http    Apache httpd 2.4.52 (redirects to http://codify.htb/)
3000/tcp open  http    Node.js Express framework (title: "Codify")
  • Apache on port 80 redirects to codify.htb
  • Port 3000 is a Node.js Express app — likely the actual application behind Apache reverse proxy
  • SSH version suggests Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy)

Web

Foothold

Privilege Escalation

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Lessons Learned