Sigma rule: Django Framework Exceptions

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5534651ba28d, updated 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Django Framework Exceptions
Status
stable
Level
medium
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2017-08-05
Modified
2020-09-01
File
rules/application/django/appframework_django_exceptions.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects suspicious Django web application framework exceptions that could indicate exploitation attempts

Log source

product
django
category
application

Detection

keywords:
    - SuspiciousOperation
    # Subclasses of SuspiciousOperation
    - DisallowedHost
    - DisallowedModelAdminLookup
    - DisallowedModelAdminToField
    - DisallowedRedirect
    - InvalidSessionKey
    - RequestDataTooBig
    - SuspiciousFileOperation
    - SuspiciousMultipartForm
    - SuspiciousSession
    - TooManyFieldsSent
    # Further security-related exceptions
    - PermissionDenied
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/django/appframework_django_exceptions.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Django Framework Exceptions" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/django/appframework_django_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: Django Framework Exceptions",
entity page, dataset version ref-5534651ba28d, updated 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/fd435618-981e-4a7c-81f8-f78ce480d616 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule fd435618-981e-4a7c-81f8-f78ce480d616, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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