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Expose is an engaging machine that at first seems a bit confusing. You’re left wondering which port to dig into or where the entry point might be. But as you dig deeper, you realize the entire action revolves around just one open port.
Initially, I thought I’d need to hunt down a specific exploit for one of the services, but that turned out to be a red herring. Instead, this box is all about applying your SQL exploitation skills, just like the room description hints. If you’re thinking of automation, yes, it’s time to bring in SQLMap.
From enumeration to privilege escalation, Expose is a smooth and rewarding experience. So, what are we waiting for? Let’s jump right into it and start peeling back the layers of this box!
Enumeration
As always, the first step is to scan the target machine for open ports using Nmap:
nmap -p- -T4 10.10.30.58Starting Nmap 7.95 ( [https://nmap.org](https://nmap.org/) ) at 2025-05-30 13:15 EDT
Nmap scan report for 10.10.30.58
Host is up (0.12s latency).
Not shown: 65530 closed tcp ports (reset)
PORT STATE SERVICE
21/tcp open ftp
22/tcp open ssh
53/tcp open domain
1337/tcp…