Sigma rule: Oracle WebLogic Exploit

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-92cffbed13ec, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Oracle WebLogic Exploit
Status: test
Level: critical
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2018-07-22
Modified: 2023-01-02
File: rules-emerging-threats/2018/Exploits/CVE-2018-2894/web_cve_2018_2894_weblogic_exploit.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects access to a webshell dropped into a keystore folder on the WebLogic server

Log source

category: webserver

Detection

selection:
    cs-uri-query: '*/config/keystore/*.js*'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

CVEs this rule names

CVE-2018-2894

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2018/Exploits/CVE-2018-2894/web_cve_2018_2894_weblogic_exploit.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Oracle WebLogic Exploit" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2018/Exploits/CVE-2018-2894/web_cve_2018_2894_weblogic_exploit.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Oracle WebLogic Exploit",
entity page, dataset version ref-92cffbed13ec, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/37e8369b-43bb-4bf8-83b6-6dd43bda2000 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 37e8369b-43bb-4bf8-83b6-6dd43bda2000, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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