In Plain Sight

##Challenge Name: In Plain Sight

###Solves

• >Solves: 465
• >Points: 50

###Description

Barely hidden tbh..

Attachment: meow.jpg

###Approach

1. >

   Initial Analysis:

   • >Downloaded the attached image (

     meow.jpg

     ) and opened it. It appeared to be a normal picture of a cat with no visible clues.
2. >

   Checking Metadata:

   • >Used

     exiftool

     to inspect the image metadata:
     bash

     exiftool meow.jpg
   • >No relevant information was found in the metadata.
3. >

   Analyzing the File Contents:

   • >Ran the

     strings

     command to look for hidden text:
     bash

     strings meow.jpg
   • >Found two interesting pieces of information:
     • >A reference to a file named

       flag.png

       .
     • >A string that resembled a password:

       YoullNeverGetThis719482

       .
4. >

   Identifying Hidden Data:

   • >Used

     binwalk

     to analyze the file for embedded data:
     bash

     binwalk meow.jpg
   • >The analysis revealed an embedded archive.

   

5. >

   Extracting the Archive:

   • >Extracted the hidden archive using

     binwalk

     :
     bash

     binwalk -e meow.jpg
   • >The archive required a password to unlock. Entered the discovered password

     YoullNeverGetThis719482

     .
6. >

   Inspecting the Extracted File:

   • >The extracted archive contained a file named

     flag.png

     . Upon opening it, it appeared to be a solid white image.

   

7. >

   Using Steganography Tools:

   • >Opened

     flag.png

     in Stegsolve, a tool for analyzing images for hidden data.
   • >Switched through the various color map filters and discovered the flag under the Random Color Map 1.

   

8. >

   Flag Found:

   INTIGRITI{w4rmup_fl46z}

###Flag

INTIGRITI{w4rmup_fl46z}