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The website is a simple "under construction" or default page. This is a trick. You need to find hidden directories. To succeed in this room, you should be
| Vulnerability | Risk | Mitigation | |---------------|------|-------------| | Directory listing / exposed hidden files | Information disclosure (credentials, notes) | Disable directory indexing; remove comments and test files in production | | Weak password storage (MD5) | Hash cracking | Use strong hashing algorithms (bcrypt, Argon2) | | Reused or weak password ( password123 ) | Easy compromise | Enforce strong password policy; use password managers | | Writeable cron script owned by a low-privileged user | Privilege escalation | Ensure cron scripts are owned by root and not writable by others | | No input sanitization on web login? (not directly exploited here but implied) | SQLi / auth bypass | Implement parameterized queries and strong access controls | You need to find hidden directories