Sigma rule: Spring Framework Exceptions

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-80fc1cae4ab8, updated 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Spring Framework Exceptions
Status
stable
Level
medium
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2017-08-06
Modified
2020-09-01
File
rules/application/spring/spring_application_exceptions.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects suspicious Spring framework exceptions that could indicate exploitation attempts

Log source

product
spring
category
application

Detection

keywords:
    - AccessDeniedException
    - CsrfException
    - InvalidCsrfTokenException
    - MissingCsrfTokenException
    - CookieTheftException
    - InvalidCookieException
    - RequestRejectedException
condition: keywords

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Application bugs

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.t1190

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/application/spring/spring_application_exceptions.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Spring Framework Exceptions" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/spring/spring_application_exceptions.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: Spring Framework Exceptions",
entity page, dataset version ref-80fc1cae4ab8, updated 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ae48ab93-45f7-4051-9dfe-5d30a3f78e33 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ae48ab93-45f7-4051-9dfe-5d30a3f78e33, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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