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KADAL LLAYE IRUKKAM

Locate the flag highlighted by guessing the correct password from rockyou.txt.

Tools Used

Brute-forcingrockyou.txt

Overview

The page contains 250 flags and hints that we should use rockyou.txt to guess the correct password to unlock the real flag.

Reconnaissance

Analyzing the page, there is a prompt or input requesting a password to highlight the correct flag.

Exploitation Strategy

Although we could run a brute-force script using words in rockyou.txt, the actual password for the prompt is literally the string \"rockyou.txt\" itself.

Solution Code

Submit the literal string 'rockyou.txt' as the password.

Flag

STG{kilo_04nf_62}