Pickle Rick

Summary Pickle Rick is the second machine in the Road to eJPTv2 series and one of the most entertaining on TryHackMe. Unlike the first machine where the vector was SSH bruteforce, here the focus is entirely web-based: source code review, directory enumeration, and exploitation of a command panel with direct RCE. The objective is to find three secret ingredients Rick needs to revert his pickle transformation. Attribute Value Platform TryHackMe Difficulty Easy OS Linux Room Pickle Rick Skills Web Enum, Source Code Review, RCE, Reverse Shell, Sudo Privesc 馃帴 Video version If you prefer to follow the walkthrough step by step, keep reading. The video covers the same process in visual format. ...

October 5, 2025 路 6 min 路 1254 words 路 r3df0x1-c

RootMe

Summary RootMe is the third machine in the Road to eJPTv2 series and introduces two new techniques not seen before: file upload filter bypass and privilege escalation via Python SUID. Unlike previous machines where access came through exposed credentials or direct RCE, here we need to bypass an extension restriction to upload a reverse shell. Attribute Value Platform TryHackMe Difficulty Easy OS Linux Room RootMe Skills Web Enum, File Upload Bypass, Reverse Shell, SUID Abuse 馃帴 Video version If you prefer to follow the walkthrough step by step, keep reading. The video covers the same process in visual format. ...

October 12, 2025 路 6 min 路 1209 words 路 r3df0x1-c