Mission 0x32

🔎 Solution

After logging in as veronica, the next clue hints at something related to command aliases.

veronica@venus:~$ cat mission.txt 
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# MISSION 0x32 #
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## EN ##
The user veronica uses a lot the password from lana, so she created an alias.

Aliases in Linux are shortcuts defined to replace long or repetitive commands. They are stored temporarily in the current shell or permanently in files like .bashrc, and can be listed using the alias command.

Checking the defined aliases reveals the password:

veronica@venus:~$ alias
alias lanapass='UWbc0zNEVVops1v'
alias ls='ls --color=auto'

Using the discovered password, access to the next user becomes possible:

ssh lana@venus.hackmyvm.eu -p 5000

Inside the user's directory, the flag is found as expected:

lana@venus:~$ cat flagz.txt 
8===um3Hno2AsjFjuLWsfmDj===D~~

🚩Flag

8===um3Hno2AsjFjuLWsfmDj===D~~