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# Part. 3 - sudo python

**Category:** WEB - **Points:** 220 - **Solves:**\
**Description:**\
Find a way to elevate the privileges of the current user.\
This step is the result of a three-part challenge.\
\&#xNAN;*It is reset every 30min, so the platform may be unavailable for a few seconds.*\
Link : <https://web3.hackday.fr/>

**Solution:**\
To solve this challenge you need to find a way to control the server and find the flag.\
The vulnerability was found in the Part. 1 - Uploads and the `shrek` user password was found in the Part. 2 - Old md5.\
To find the the third (and last) flag we need to find a way to become *root* with a Python command.\
Before, we've seen that `shrek` user isn't a root user but he can execute *bash* commands.\
So with some researches, we found that the `os` module can help us to execute machine commands.\
After some trials, the command to become root is : `sudo python3.5 -c 'import os; os.system("/bin/bash")'`\
With this command we become *root* and we can see the `/root` folder content.\
This folder contain the `FlaG3.txt` so we have the flag.

<details>

<summary>🚩 FLAG</summary>

```
  HACKDAY{987oiuhgfytrJGFUYTR152649}
```

</details>


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