symlink to the file you want to CRUD with root privileges. then sudo vi /var/www/html/<insert symlink name.
Or once inside vim
:set shell=/bin/sh
:shell
privilege escalation
Sometimes escalating privileges is that easy
Quick techniques for host privilege escalation using misconfigured sudo permissions, symlinks, and editor shell escapes.
Key takeaways
- Privilege escalation is often a chain of seemingly trivial configuration oversights.
- Audit SUID binaries, wildcards in cron jobs, and permissive sudo rules rigorously.
- Least-privilege execution on the host neutralizes post-exploitation pivots.
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