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# Interpreter (Medium) - HTB

> Linux | Released on 21st February, 2026 | Created by ReziT

## Starting the box

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<img src="https://mintcdn.com/hackwithmike/Z8AMkmFiM4dzbM4Z/assets/images/htb/interpreter/pwned.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Z8AMkmFiM4dzbM4Z&q=85&s=7ab9a4c13c3611ed5caf519d9f670b29" noZoom width="1005" height="967" data-path="assets/images/htb/interpreter/pwned.png" />

Link to the box: [https://app.hackthebox.com/machines/Interpreter](https://app.hackthebox.com/machines/Interpreter)

### Port Scan

We start off the box by running a port scan on the provided IP.

```sh title="Attacker Linux" icon="linux" wrap theme={null}
rustscan --ulimit 5000 -a 10.129.2.114 -r 1-65535 -- -A -vvv -oN Interpreter
```

Output of Rustscan:

```text title="Terminal Output" icon="file-lines" wrap theme={null}
Open 10.129.2.114:22
Open 10.129.2.114:80
Open 10.129.2.114:443
Open 10.129.2.114:6661
```

Output of Nmap:

```text title="Terminal Output" icon="file-lines" wrap theme={null}
PORT     STATE SERVICE REASON         VERSION
22/tcp   open  ssh     syn-ack ttl 63 OpenSSH 9.2p1 Debian 2+deb12u7 (protocol 2.0)
| ssh-hostkey:
|   256 07:eb:d1:b1:61:9a:6f:38:08:e0:1e:3e:5b:61:03:b9 (ECDSA)
|   256 fc:d5:7a:ca:8c:4f:c1:bd:c7:2f:3a:ef:e1:5e:99:0f (ED25519)
80/tcp   open  http    syn-ack ttl 63 Jetty
|_http-title: Mirth Connect Administrator
443/tcp  open  ssl/http syn-ack ttl 63 Jetty
|_http-title: Mirth Connect Administrator
| ssl-cert: Subject: commonName=mirth-connect
| Issuer: commonName=Mirth Connect Certificate Authority
6661/tcp open  unknown syn-ack ttl 63
```

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`).

### Edit the Hosts file

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

```sh title="Attacker Linux" icon="linux" wrap theme={null}
sudo nano /etc/hosts
```

/etc/hosts:

```text title="/etc/hosts" icon="file-lines" wrap theme={null}
10.129.2.114 interpreter.htb
```

## Active Box

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<Warning>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](https://linkedin.com/in/michael-kh-chan) or [Discord](https://discord.com/users/631538127541895188) for nudges & sanity checks.</Warning>