--- title: "Mr Robot CTF Walkthrough -TryHackMe Detailed" url: https://daily.dev/posts/mr-robot-ctf-walkthrough--tryhackme-detailed-oli3c98dz source_url: https://infosecwriteups.com/mr-robot-ctf-walkthrough-tryhackme-detailed-678d7908d472 type: article source: "InfoSec Write-ups" published: 2026-07-05T08:14:44.516Z updated: 2026-07-05T08:15:06.310Z tags: ["security", "wordpress"] reading_time: 10 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mr Robot CTF Walkthrough -TryHackMe Detailed **[InfoSec Write-ups](https://daily.dev/sources/infosecwriteups)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A detailed walkthrough of the Mr Robot CTF room on TryHackMe, covering the full attack chain from initial web enumeration to root access. Steps include checking robots.txt for hidden files, running Nmap and Gobuster scans, discovering WordPress credentials via Base64-encoded strings in page source, gaining a reverse shell through the WordPress Theme Editor, cracking an MD5 hash to switch users, and escalating privileges via an SUID-enabled old Nmap binary. An alternative credential-discovery method using Hydra against the WordPress login form is also covered. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Mr. Robot TryHackMe Walkthrough: Medium CTF Guide with WordPress Exploit & Root Privilege Escalation](https://daily.dev/posts/mr-robot-tryhackme-walkthrough-medium-ctf-guide-with-wordpress-exploit-root-privilege-escalation-6pajknihv) · InfoSec Write-ups · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [TryHackMe — Blog CTF \| Full Write-Up](https://daily.dev/posts/tryhackme-blog-ctf-full-write-up-clubifl5s) · InfoSec Write-ups · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [TryHackMe CTF Writeup of Hidden Deep Into my Heart](https://daily.dev/posts/tryhackme-ctf-writeup-of-hidden-deep-into-my-heart-gawzbnp0v) · InfoSec Write-ups · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#wordpress](https://daily.dev/tags/wordpress) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mr-robot-ctf-walkthrough--tryhackme-detailed-oli3c98dz)