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Starting the box

Link to the box: https://app.hackthebox.com/machines/Interpreter

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Port Scan

We start off the box by running a port scan on the provided IP.
Attacker Linux
Output of Rustscan:
Terminal Output
Output of Nmap:
Terminal Output
A few key notes:
  • Port 22 (SSH) is open running OpenSSH 9.2p1 — nothing useful without credentials.
  • Port 80/443 (HTTP/HTTPS) are both running Jetty, with the page title “Mirth Connect Administrator” — a healthcare integration platform login page.
  • Port 6661 is open but fingerprinted as unknown — likely an internal Mirth Connect service port.
  • OS is Linux (Debian), as noted in the SSH banner (Debian 2+deb12u7).

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Edit the Hosts file

As always, we edit the /etc/hosts file to add the hostname:
Attacker Linux
/etc/hosts:
/etc/hosts

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Active Box

This box is currently still active on Hack the Box - Full writeup will be available when the box is retired. Feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn or Discord for nudges & sanity checks.
Last modified on March 6, 2026