Introduction

The following series of posts will go into each level of the game.

Level 1

Mission Objective

Inject a script to pop up a JavaScript alert() in the frame below.

Once you show the alert you will be able to advance to the next level.

Journey to Hack The Box

I have heard many great things about this platform. After getting my lazy butt and found some motivation, I decided to try some of the vulnerable machines.

I went to the website to find a login… I did not remember having any log in credentials so I decided to sign up.

I found the sign up in “Individuals”: After clicking on the link, to my dismay, I saw this:

I did not have a invite code but upon looking further, I was excited to start!

Where do I start?

In order to get practice, I recommend you to start with a lab. My current lab is not too fancy; it involves having one machine with decent specs and have multiple virtual machines installed on the one. I have a Windows 10 host filled with Kali linux, other Windows OS VM’s, as well as Linux/metasploitable machine.

Here is my current setup:

How do I set it up?

I am currently using VirtualBox instead of other virtualization software available. Although there are other choices, I chose VirtualBox because it is open source and provided for free.

Hello World

def Hello_World():
    print("Hello World")


def main():
    Hello_World()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    Hello_World()