OverTheWire: Bandit Level 3 → Level 4
https://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/bandit4.html
Level Goal
The password for the next level is stored in a hidden file in the inhere directory.
Commands you may need to solve this level
ls, cd, cat, file, du, find
> whatis ls
ls (1) - list directory contents
> whatis cd
cd (1) - change working directory
> whatis cat
cat (1) - concatenate files and print on the standard output
> whatis file
file (1) - determine file type
> whatis du
du (1) - estimate file space usage
> whatis find
find (1) - search for files in a directory hierarchyNote : All commands don’t have to be used to complete level
Helpful Reading Material
Solution
View the files that are present in the current working directory using the ls command
bandit3@bandit:~$ ls
inhereMove into the inhere/ directory. This can be done using the cd command
bandit3@bandit:~$ cd inhere/View files that are in the directory using the ls command. Since we know the file is hidden we have to use the -a flag to view hidden files.
(For more information on the ls command and its various flags refer to man ls or ls --help )
bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ ls -a
. .. .hiddenView the content of .hidden file using the cat command
bandit3@bandit:~/inhere$ cat .hidden
pIwrPrtPN36QITSp3EQaw936yaFoFgABWe have found the password for the next level !!
Logout of current session and use password of user bandit4 to access next level
> ssh bandit4@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220
This is a OverTheWire game server. More information on http://www.overthewire.org/wargamesbandit4@bandit.labs.overthewire.org's password: pIwrPrtPN36QITSp3EQaw936yaFoFgAB
