Process Execution Error In JVM Based Application — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Moti Harmats. Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2023-02-11 / not supplied.

{
  "category": "application",
  "product": "jvm",
  "definition": "Requirements: application error logs must be collected (with LOG_LEVEL=ERROR and above)"
}

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Detection logic

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title: Process Execution Error In JVM Based Application
id: d65f37da-a26a-48f8-8159-3dde96680ad2
status: test
description: Detects process execution related exceptions in JVM based apps, often relates to RCE
references:
    - https://www.wix.engineering/post/threat-and-vulnerability-hunting-with-application-server-error-logs
author: Moti Harmats
date: 2023-02-11
tags:
    - attack.initial-access
    - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: application
    product: jvm
    definition: 'Requirements: application error logs must be collected (with LOG_LEVEL=ERROR and above)'
detection:
    keywords:
        - 'Cannot run program'
        - 'java.lang.ProcessImpl'
        - 'java.lang.ProcessBuilder'
    condition: keywords
falsepositives:
    - Application bugs
level: high

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False positives

• Application bugs

Source references

• https://www.wix.engineering/post/threat-and-vulnerability-hunting-with-application-server-error-logs