Our favorite 2023 Snyk Fetch the Flag CTF writeups from the community

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November 21, 2023

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Fetch the Flag CTF 2023 took place October 27-28, bringing together thousands of players worldwide to compete to solve 30+ hacking challenges, ranging from web to cryptography. Not only do participants in capture the flag competitions have fun, but they also build and use security skills to contribute to making the digital world a safer place.

In this blog, we’re excited to share some of our favorite community writeups for these challenges. These writeups offer a look into how your fellow players approached and tackled these challenges.

Sparky

Bedsheets

✏️ Writeup by opabravo on Github
✏️ Writeup by skullhat on Github

Unhackable Andy II

✏️ Writeup by opabravo on Github

Protecting Camp

✏️ Writeup by ValerieTafur on Medium
🎬 Video writeup by subject_16 on Youtube

Jott

✏️ Writeup by ValerieTafur on Medium
✏️ Writeup by skullhat on Github

Unhackable Andy

✏️ Writeup by ValerieTafur on Medium
✏️ Writeup by opabravo on Github

Back the Hawks

✏️ Writeup by ValerieTafur on Medium
✏️ Writeup by opabravo on Github
🎬 Video writeup by subject_16 on Youtube

PickleChat

✏️ Writeup by skullhat on Github

You Wouldn’t Steal A /Flag.txt

✏️ Writeup by soviet-beast on GitBook

Repo Recon

✏️ Writeup by opabravo on Github
🎬 Video writeup by subject_16 on Youtube

S_H

✏️ Writeup by soviet-beast on GitBook
✏️ Writeup by mlashley on Github

Leak?

✏️ Writeup by opabravo on Github

Thanks for making Fetch happen!

A huge thank you to all the teams in Fetch the Flag 2023! While we’re already looking forward to next year, stay tuned for more writeups coming your way in the meantime. Stay secure!

Additionally, here are the writeups for the other 2023 challenges. Dig in!

Beep64

Quick Maths

Ominous

GetHub