id: writable-etc-passwd
info:
name: /etc/passwd writable - Privilege Escalation
author: daffainfo
severity: high
reference:
- https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/linux-hardening/privilege-escalation/index.html#writable-etcpasswd
metadata:
verified: true
tags: code,linux,privesc,local
self-contained: true
code:
- engine:
- sh
- bash
source: |
[ -w "/etc/passwd" ] && echo "Writable" || echo "Not writable"
matchers:
- type: word
part: code_1_response
words:
- "Writable"
- type: word
part: code_1_response
words:
- "Not writable"
negative: true
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