Interpreter is a medium difficulty Linux machine from Hack The Box.


Nmap Scan

As usual, we start with an nmap scan. Port 22 is open running OpenSSH on Debian, and ports 80 and 443 are also up.

1PORT    STATE SERVICE  VERSION
222/tcp  open  ssh      OpenSSH 9.2p1 Debian 2+deb12u7 (protocol 2.0)

Nmap scan

First thing I check is whether HTTP and HTTPS return the same content, and they do.

Mirth Connect

We’re looking at a Mirth Connect instance. It’s an open-source interface engine used in the healthcare industry for routing and managing messages between systems. Login redirects us to HTTPS.

Mirth Connect login page

⚠ Machine Still Active

This machine is currently active on Hack The Box. The full writeup will be published once it retires.