In this video, I’ve walked through the complete exploitation of Basic Pentest 1 from VulnHub — a perfect boot2root machine for beginners learning penetration testing.
We’ll cover:
✅ Nmap scanning
✅ Directory brute-forcing with Gobuster
✅ WordPress vulnerability scanning using WPScan
✅ Cracking hashes with John the Ripper
✅ Privilege escalation to gain root access
Whether you're preparing for OSCP, learning ethical hacking, or just exploring CTFs, this step-by-step guide is for you.
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📥 Tools used:
Netdiscover
Nmap
Gobuster
WPScan
Netcat
Msfconsole
John the Ripper
🌐 Download the machine:
https://www.vulnhub.com/entry/basic-pentest-1,216/
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