README-CyBOK-CTF-Scenarios-Indexed.md

CTF Scenarios and CyBOK

The Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK) is a body of knowledge that aims to encapsulate the various knowledge areas present within cyber security. Scenarios within SecGen now contain XML elements linking them to CyBOK knowledge areas and specific topics within those knowledge areas. Additionally, video lectures for scenarios are tagged with CyBOK associations.

This file is an autogenerated index and cross referencing of the 31 SecGen CTF scenarios that have CyBOK metadata.

You can browse the list below in terms of the CyBOK Knowledge Areas, and Topics. The list of scenarios in the second half of this document includes keywords (also known as "indicative topics" in CyBOK terminology).

The all lowercase topics and keywords are provided by NCSC for CyBOK mapping, while all caps indicates it is taken from the CyBOK mapping reference, mixed case keywords are ones that we have added.

Cyber Securtiy Body of Knowledge (CyBOK) Issue 1.1 is Crown Copyright, The National Cyber Security Centre 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/.

Scenarios Indexed By CyBOK Knowledge Area (KA)

Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)
Cryptography (C)
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)
Software Security (SS)
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)
Forensics (F)
Privacy & Online Rights (POR)
Network Security (NS)

Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)

AAA Scenarios

access_can_roll.xml
all_moin.xml
brief_case.xml
container_escape.xml
encoding_challenges.xml
eyearesee.xml
feeling_blu.xml
ff_hackme_corp.xml
ff_leaked.xml
ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml
flawed_fortress.xml
hackme_crackme.xml
nosferatu.xml
nw_cyber_games.xml
post_it.xml
putting_it_together.xml
rooting_for_a_win_user.xml
such_a_git.xml
time_to_patch.xml

AAA Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
Authorisation	access_can_roll.xml all_moin.xml brief_case.xml container_escape.xml eyearesee.xml feeling_blu.xml ff_hackme_corp.xml ff_leaked.xml ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml flawed_fortress.xml hackme_crackme.xml nosferatu.xml putting_it_together.xml rooting_for_a_win_user.xml such_a_git.xml time_to_patch.xml
Authentication	encoding_challenges.xml feeling_blu.xml ff_leaked.xml hackme_crackme.xml nw_cyber_games.xml post_it.xml such_a_git.xml time_to_patch.xml

Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)

OSV Scenarios

access_can_roll.xml
all_moin.xml
brief_case.xml
container_escape.xml
eyearesee.xml
feeling_blu.xml
ff_leaked.xml
nosferatu.xml
putting_it_together.xml
rooting_for_a_win_user.xml
such_a_git.xml
time_to_patch.xml

OSV Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	access_can_roll.xml all_moin.xml brief_case.xml container_escape.xml eyearesee.xml feeling_blu.xml ff_leaked.xml nosferatu.xml putting_it_together.xml rooting_for_a_win_user.xml such_a_git.xml time_to_patch.xml
Role of Operating Systems	container_escape.xml

Cryptography (C)

C Scenarios

access_can_roll.xml
analyse_this.xml
encoding_challenges.xml
feeling_blu.xml
ff_decode_me.xml
ff_hackme_corp.xml
ff_in_the_wild.xml
flawed_fortress.xml
nw_cyber_games.xml
post_it.xml
rooting_for_a_win.xml
time_to_patch.xml

C Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
Public-Key Cryptography	access_can_roll.xml encoding_challenges.xml
Symmetric Cryptography	analyse_this.xml encoding_challenges.xml feeling_blu.xml ff_decode_me.xml ff_hackme_corp.xml ff_in_the_wild.xml flawed_fortress.xml nw_cyber_games.xml post_it.xml rooting_for_a_win.xml time_to_patch.xml

Web & Mobile Security (WAM)

WAM Scenarios

all_moin.xml
brief_case.xml
container_escape.xml
feeling_blu.xml
nosferatu.xml
rand_webapp.xml
rand_webapp_adv.xml
time_to_patch.xml

WAM Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
Server-Side Vulnerabilities and Mitigations	all_moin.xml brief_case.xml feeling_blu.xml nosferatu.xml rand_webapp.xml rand_webapp_adv.xml time_to_patch.xml
Fundamental Concepts and Approaches	brief_case.xml container_escape.xml feeling_blu.xml rand_webapp.xml rand_webapp_adv.xml

Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)

MAT Scenarios

all_moin.xml
container_escape.xml
expert_reversing.xml
eyearesee.xml
feeling_blu.xml
ff_hackme_corp.xml
ff_in_the_wild.xml
ff_leaked.xml
ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml
flawed_fortress.xml
hackme_crackme.xml
immersing_reversing.xml
nosferatu.xml
post_it.xml
ptsd.xml
putting_it_together.xml
rehearsing_reversing.xml
rooting_for_a_win.xml
rooting_for_a_win_user.xml
smash_crack_grab_run.xml
such_a_git.xml
time_to_patch.xml

MAT Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
Attacks and exploitation	all_moin.xml container_escape.xml eyearesee.xml feeling_blu.xml ff_hackme_corp.xml ff_in_the_wild.xml ff_leaked.xml ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml flawed_fortress.xml hackme_crackme.xml nosferatu.xml post_it.xml ptsd.xml putting_it_together.xml rooting_for_a_win.xml rooting_for_a_win_user.xml smash_crack_grab_run.xml such_a_git.xml time_to_patch.xml
Malicious Activities by Malware	all_moin.xml eyearesee.xml feeling_blu.xml ff_hackme_corp.xml ff_leaked.xml ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml flawed_fortress.xml hackme_crackme.xml nosferatu.xml post_it.xml ptsd.xml putting_it_together.xml rooting_for_a_win_user.xml smash_crack_grab_run.xml such_a_git.xml time_to_patch.xml
Malware Analysis	expert_reversing.xml immersing_reversing.xml rehearsing_reversing.xml

Software Security (SS)

SS Scenarios

all_moin.xml
brief_case.xml
eyearesee.xml
feeling_blu.xml
hackme_crackme.xml
nosferatu.xml
post_it.xml
ptsd.xml
rand_webapp.xml
rand_webapp_adv.xml
rooting_for_a_win.xml
rooting_for_a_win_user.xml
smash_crack_grab_run.xml
such_a_git.xml
time_to_patch.xml

SS Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
Categories of Vulnerabilities	all_moin.xml brief_case.xml eyearesee.xml feeling_blu.xml hackme_crackme.xml nosferatu.xml post_it.xml ptsd.xml rand_webapp.xml rand_webapp_adv.xml rooting_for_a_win.xml rooting_for_a_win_user.xml smash_crack_grab_run.xml such_a_git.xml time_to_patch.xml

Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)

SOIM Scenarios

all_moin.xml
analyse_this.xml
banner_grab_and_run.xml
container_escape.xml
eyearesee.xml
feeling_blu.xml
ff_hackme_corp.xml
ff_in_the_wild.xml
ff_leaked.xml
ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml
flawed_fortress.xml
hackme_crackme.xml
nosferatu.xml
post_it.xml
ptsd.xml
putting_it_together.xml
rand_webapp.xml
rand_webapp_adv.xml
rooting_for_a_win.xml
rooting_for_a_win_user.xml
smash_crack_grab_run.xml
such_a_git.xml
time_to_patch.xml

SOIM Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
PENETRATION TESTING	all_moin.xml banner_grab_and_run.xml container_escape.xml eyearesee.xml feeling_blu.xml ff_hackme_corp.xml ff_in_the_wild.xml ff_leaked.xml ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml flawed_fortress.xml hackme_crackme.xml nosferatu.xml post_it.xml ptsd.xml putting_it_together.xml rand_webapp.xml rand_webapp_adv.xml rooting_for_a_win.xml rooting_for_a_win_user.xml smash_crack_grab_run.xml such_a_git.xml time_to_patch.xml
Monitor: Data Sources	analyse_this.xml

Adversarial Behaviours (AB)

AB Scenarios

all_moin.xml
eyearesee.xml
feeling_blu.xml
ff_hackme_corp.xml
ff_leaked.xml
ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml
flawed_fortress.xml
hackme_crackme.xml
nosferatu.xml
post_it.xml
ptsd.xml
putting_it_together.xml
rooting_for_a_win_user.xml
smash_crack_grab_run.xml
such_a_git.xml
time_to_patch.xml

AB Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
Models	all_moin.xml eyearesee.xml feeling_blu.xml ff_hackme_corp.xml ff_leaked.xml ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml flawed_fortress.xml hackme_crackme.xml nosferatu.xml post_it.xml ptsd.xml putting_it_together.xml rooting_for_a_win_user.xml smash_crack_grab_run.xml such_a_git.xml time_to_patch.xml

Forensics (F)

F Scenarios

all_moin.xml
analyse_this.xml
banner_grab_and_run.xml
encoding_challenges.xml
ff_decode_me.xml
ff_hackme_corp.xml
ff_in_the_wild.xml
flawed_fortress.xml
nw_cyber_games.xml
putting_it_together.xml
rooting_for_a_win.xml

F Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
Artifact Analysis	all_moin.xml analyse_this.xml banner_grab_and_run.xml encoding_challenges.xml ff_decode_me.xml ff_hackme_corp.xml ff_in_the_wild.xml flawed_fortress.xml nw_cyber_games.xml putting_it_together.xml rooting_for_a_win.xml

Privacy & Online Rights (POR)

POR Scenarios

all_moin.xml

POR Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
Privacy Technologies and Democratic Values	all_moin.xml

Network Security (NS)

NS Scenarios

analyse_this.xml
banner_grab_and_run.xml
container_escape.xml
ff_hackme_corp.xml
ff_in_the_wild.xml
ff_leaked.xml
nosferatu.xml
putting_it_together.xml
rooting_for_a_win.xml
rooting_for_a_win_user.xml
such_a_git.xml
time_to_patch.xml

NS Scenarios by Topics

Topic	Scenario
OSI (OPEN SYSTEM INTERCONNECT) MODEL	analyse_this.xml
PENETRATION TESTING	banner_grab_and_run.xml container_escape.xml ff_hackme_corp.xml ff_in_the_wild.xml ff_leaked.xml nosferatu.xml putting_it_together.xml rooting_for_a_win.xml rooting_for_a_win_user.xml such_a_git.xml time_to_patch.xml

Scenario CyBOK Keywords

access_can_roll.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Access can roll
Description	There are two problem solving access control challenges on the server. Look at the home directories and the .c files. 1: Use the access_my_flag program to access the two flags (hint: think about how you can use hardlink trickery to access relative paths). 2: Look at the two shell programs and how you can combine them together to get at a flag. Your password on both systems is: tiaspbiqe2r
Type	ctf-lab; hackerbot-lab; lab-sheet
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	shared_desktop; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Real and effective identity; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Unix File Permissions; setuid/setgid; Hardlink protections
Cryptography (C)	Public-Key Cryptography	public-key signatures

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/access_can_roll.xml run

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all_moin.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	All moin
Description	Hack the web_server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; web_server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Server-Side Vulnerabilities and Mitigations	server-side misconfiguration and vulnerable components; Directory traversal
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS; DIRECTORY TRAVERSAL
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Attacks against SUDO
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	STEGANOGRAPHY; METADATA
Privacy & Online Rights (POR)	Privacy Technologies and Democratic Values	STEGANOGRAPHY; METADATA

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/all_moin.xml run

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analyse_this.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Putting it together
Description	Analyse the files on the server from kali. Username: analyse Password: this!!!
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	Encoding and alternative data formats
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Network Security (NS)	OSI (OPEN SYSTEM INTERCONNECT) MODEL	APPLICATION LAYER; DATA LINK LAYER; NETWORK LAYER
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	Monitor: Data Sources	PCAP; network traffic
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	FILES; Hidden files

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/analyse_this.xml run

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banner_grab_and_run.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Banner Grab and Run For Your Life!
Description	The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.
Type	ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	desktop; secret_journal_server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - FINGERPRINTING; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - NMAP
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - RECONNAISSANCE; PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	Encoding and alternative data formats

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/banner_grab_and_run.xml run

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brief_case.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	A Brief Case (of murder)
Description	Single system CLI narrative-based CTF challenge. The murder was solved quickly. It was a briefcase.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; web-hints
Author	Thomas Shaw
Linked videos
VM names	target_server; attack_vm

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Real and effective identity; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Unix File Permissions; setuid/setgid
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Fundamental Concepts and Approaches	authentication; cookies; passwords and alternatives; JAVASCRIPT / HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE (HTML) / CASCADING STYLE SHEETS (CSS) / HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (HTTP)\n COOKIES; Broken Access Control / Insecure Direct Object References
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Server-Side Vulnerabilities and Mitigations	injection vulnerabilities; server-side misconfiguration and vulnerable components; CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS); COMMAND INJECTION; SQL-INJECTION
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	Web vulnerabilities / OWASP Top 10

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/brief_case.xml run

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container_escape.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Containers Escape
Description	An "escape room" -- you need to find a way into then escape to root a docker container and a chroot container. Hints: the flags are stored in /root/ on the two VMs but you first need to find your way in, and then escape confinement. Good luck!
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	desktop; chroot_esc_server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	SANDBOX; Application-based access controls: user-based access controls insufficiently limit privileges
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Container-based sandboxes: chroot; Docker; Vulnerabilities and attacks on sandboxing misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Role of Operating Systems	isolation; CONTAINERS
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Fundamental Concepts and Approaches	sandboxing
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - RECONNAISSANCE; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - FINGERPRINTING; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - NMAP

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/container_escape.xml run

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encoding_challenges.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Data Encoding and Hash Challenges
Description	Single system basic crypto CTF challenge. Single user account with automatic root login to a desktop system. Automatic installation of handy_cli_utilities, hash_tools, hashcat and john the ripper.
Type	ctf; crypto-ctf
Author	Thomas Shaw
Linked videos
VM names	system

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Cryptography (C)	Public-Key Cryptography	public-key encryption
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	Cryptography and authentication (hashes and attacks against authentication schemes / passwords)
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	cryptographic hashing; Encoding and alternative data formats

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/encoding_challenges.xml run

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expert_reversing.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Expert Reversing
Description	Some advanced reverse engineering challenges.
Type	ctf; reversing-ctf
Author	["Thomas Shaw", "Z. Cliffe Schreuders"]
Linked videos
VM names	analysis

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malware Analysis	analysis techniques; STATIC ANALYSIS

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/expert_reversing.xml run

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eyearesee.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Eyearesee
Description	Hack the server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS; BACKDOOR TROJANS
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Attacks against SUDO
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/eyearesee.xml run

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feeling_blu.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Feeling Blu
Description	Hack the web_server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; web_server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Fundamental Concepts and Approaches	authentication; passwords and alternatives
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	user authentication; BRUTEFORCE
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Server-Side Vulnerabilities and Mitigations	server-side misconfiguration and vulnerable components; FILE UPLOAD VULNERABILITY
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Attacks against SUDO
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	BRUTEFORCE

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/feeling_blu.xml run

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ff_decode_me.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Decode Me
Description	Find the encoded messages and decode them.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	["Z. Cliffe Schreuders", "Thomas Shaw"]
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; decode_me

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	cryptographic hashing; Encoding and alternative data formats

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/ff_decode_me.xml run

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ff_hackme_corp.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Hackme Corp
Description	A bunch of servers for you to hack. Login to the attacker VM with user: root, password: toor. There are three servers for you to attack (same IP address range, ending in .3,.4,.5), and flags are often found in home directories (/home/, /root/). Beware of red herrings. Happy hacking!
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; hackme_server; hackmetoo_server; hackmethree_server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	cryptographic hashing; Encoding and alternative data formats
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - RECONNAISSANCE
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - FINGERPRINTING; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - NMAP
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	Elevated privileges
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/ff_hackme_corp.xml run

View source

ff_in_the_wild.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Flawed Fortress
Description	Hack the server. Find / decode the flags.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	["Z. Cliffe Schreuders", "Thomas Shaw"]
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; in_the_wild

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	cryptographic hashing; Encoding and alternative data formats
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - RECONNAISSANCE
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - FINGERPRINTING; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - NMAP

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/ff_in_the_wild.xml run

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ff_leaked.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Time to Patch
Description	Hack the server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	user authentication
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	SECURE SHELL (SSH)
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Attacks against SUDO
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/ff_leaked.xml run

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ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Flawed Fortress
Description	Hack the server. Aim for root. Find the flags.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	["Z. Cliffe Schreuders", "Thomas Shaw"]
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; that_escalated_quickly

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	Elevated privileges
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/ff_that_escalated_quickly.xml run

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flawed_fortress.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Flawed Fortress
Description	A three VM full day intermediate CTF, with a range of challenges of various difficulty. The three VMs are not related to each other. We have used this to host events with university students.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	["Z. Cliffe Schreuders", "Thomas Shaw"]
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; decode_me; in_the_wild; that_escalated_quickly

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	cryptographic hashing; Encoding and alternative data formats
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	Elevated privileges
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/flawed_fortress.xml run

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hackme_crackme.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Hackme and Crack Me
Description	Hack then crack, then use those creds to ssh to second_server for flags.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	hack_and_crack_me_server; second_server; kali_cracker

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	BRUTEFORCE
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/hackme_crackme.xml run

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immersing_reversing.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Immersing Reversing
Description	Some harder reverse engineering challenges.
Type	ctf; reversing-ctf
Author	["Thomas Shaw", "Z. Cliffe Schreuders"]
Linked videos
VM names	metactf

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malware Analysis	analysis techniques; analysis environments; STATIC ANALYSIS

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/immersing_reversing.xml run

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nosferatu.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Nosferatu
Description	Hack the server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Server-Side Vulnerabilities and Mitigations	server-side misconfiguration and vulnerable components; Directory traversal
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS; DIRECTORY TRAVERSAL
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - RECONNAISSANCE
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - FINGERPRINTING; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - NMAP
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Attacks against SUID
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/nosferatu.xml run

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nw_cyber_games.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Decoding
Description	Some basic decoding challenges. The challenges are presented on a website on one of these VMs, separate from the CTF scoring.
Type	ctf; jeopardy-ctf; web-hints
Author	Thomas Shaw
Linked videos
VM names	nw_cyber_games

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	Cryptography and authentication (hashes and attacks against authentication schemes / passwords)
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	cryptographic hashing; Encoding and alternative data formats

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/nw_cyber_games.xml run

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post_it.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Post-it note-xploitation
Description	Hack and escalate.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	windows_server; linux_server; kali

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	Post-exploitation: pivoting attacks; information gathering
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	BRUTEFORCE

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/post_it.xml run

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ptsd.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	PTSD: Shell Shocked
Description	Hack the server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/ptsd.xml run

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putting_it_together.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Putting it together
Description	Hack the server from kali. Search the server for leaked information that will help you login and then escalate from there.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - FINGERPRINTING; PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - NMAP; SECURE SHELL (SSH)
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - NETWORK MAPPING - RECONNAISSANCE; PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	Encoding and alternative data formats
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Attacks against SUDO
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/putting_it_together.xml run

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rand_webapp.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Vulnerable webapp
Description	A web server with a (randomly) vulnerable webapp
Type	ctf; attack-ctf
Author	Joshua Hickling
Linked videos
VM names	web_server; kali

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Fundamental Concepts and Approaches	Broken Access Control / Insecure Direct Object References
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Server-Side Vulnerabilities and Mitigations	injection vulnerabilities; server-side misconfiguration and vulnerable components; CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS); SQL-INJECTION
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	Web vulnerabilities / OWASP Top 10
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/rand_webapp.xml run

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rand_webapp_adv.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Vulnerable webapp
Description	A web server with a (randomly) vulnerable webapp
Type	ctf; attack-ctf
Author	Joshua Hickling
Linked videos
VM names	web_server; kali

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Fundamental Concepts and Approaches	Broken Access Control / Insecure Direct Object References
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Server-Side Vulnerabilities and Mitigations	injection vulnerabilities; server-side misconfiguration and vulnerable components; CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS); SQL-INJECTION
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	Web vulnerabilities / OWASP Top 10
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/rand_webapp_adv.xml run

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rehearsing_reversing.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Rehearsing Reversing
Description	Some reverse engineering challenges.
Type	ctf; reversing-ctf
Author	["Thomas Shaw", "Z. Cliffe Schreuders"]
Linked videos
VM names	metactf

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malware Analysis	analysis techniques; analysis environments; STATIC ANALYSIS

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/rehearsing_reversing.xml run

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rooting_for_a_win.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Rooting for a win
Description	Hack the server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS; BACKDOOR TROJANS
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	FILE - TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)
Forensics (F)	Artifact Analysis	Encoding and alternative data formats
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/rooting_for_a_win.xml run

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rooting_for_a_win_user.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Rooting for a win2
Description	Hack the server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS; BACKDOOR TROJANS
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	FILE - TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Attacks against SUDO
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/rooting_for_a_win_user.xml run

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smash_crack_grab_run.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Smash Crack Grab and Run
Description	Hack the server from kali. Involves a vulnerable service, and encrypted files.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/smash_crack_grab_run.xml run

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such_a_git.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Such a git
Description	Hack the web_server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; web_server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	user authentication
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	SECURE SHELL (SSH)
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Attacks against SUDO
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/such_a_git.xml run

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time_to_patch.xml

Details

Key	Data
Name	Time to Patch
Description	Hack the server from kali.
Type	ctf; attack-ctf; pwn-ctf
Author	Z. Cliffe Schreuders
Linked videos
VM names	attack_vm; server

CyBOK KAs, Topics, and Keywords

KA	Topic	Keywords
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	FILE - TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)
Web & Mobile Security (WAM)	Server-Side Vulnerabilities and Mitigations	server-side misconfiguration and vulnerable components; Directory traversal
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Attacks and exploitation	EXPLOITATION; EXPLOITATION FRAMEWORKS; DIRECTORY TRAVERSAL
Software Security (SS)	Categories of Vulnerabilities	CVEs and CWEs
Security Operations & Incident Management (SOIM)	PENETRATION TESTING	PENETRATION TESTING - SOFTWARE TOOLS; PENETRATION TESTING - ACTIVE PENETRATION
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	user authentication
Network Security (NS)	PENETRATION TESTING	SECURE SHELL (SSH)
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authorisation	access control; Elevated privileges; Vulnerabilities and attacks on access control misconfigurations
Operating Systems & Virtualisation (OSV)	Primitives for Isolation and Mediation	Access controls and operating systems; Linux security model; Attacks against SUDO
Adversarial Behaviours (AB)	Models	kill chains
Malware & Attack Technology (MAT)	Malicious Activities by Malware	cyber kill chain
Cryptography (C)	Symmetric Cryptography	symmetric encryption and authentication
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability (AAA)	Authentication	BRUTEFORCE

Command to build VMs and start scenario:

ruby secgen.rb -s scenarios/ctf/time_to_patch.xml run

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