hat@red is the FTP credential that was stolen using Cain and Abel in the above scenario. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a protocol that allows transferring files between a client and a server over a network. FTP requires a username and a password to authenticate the client and grant access to the server . Cain and Abel is a tool that can perform various network attacks, such as ARP poisoning, password cracking, sniffing, etc. Cain and Abel can poison the machine and fetch the FTP credentials used by the admin by intercepting and analyzing the network traffic . To validate the credentials that were stolen using Cain and Abel and read the file flag.txt, one has to follow these steps:
Navigate to the Documents folder of Attacker-1 machine.
Double-click on Cain.exe file to launch Cain and Abel tool.
Click on Sniffer tab.
Click on Start/Stop Sniffer icon.
Click on Configure icon.
Select the network adapter and click on OK button.
Click on + icon to add hosts to scan.
Select All hosts in my subnet option and click on OK button.
Wait for the hosts to appear in the list.
Right-click on 20.20.10.26 (FTP server) and select Resolve Host Name option.
Note down the host name as ftpserver.movieabc.com
Click on Passwords tab.
Click on + icon to add items to list.
Select Network Passwords option.
Select FTP option from Protocol drop-down list.
Click on OK button.
Wait for the FTP credentials to appear in the list.
Note down the username as hat and the password as red
Open a web browser and type ftp://hat:red@ftpserver.movieabc.com
Press Enter key to access the FTP server using the stolen credentials.
Navigate to flag.txt file and open it.
Read the file content.
