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VOLEXITY_Webshell_Jsp_Godzilla

Detects the JSP implementation of the Godzilla Webshell.

WebshellGodzillaVolexity threat-intelBSD 2-Clause LicenseCompiles with YARA-X
Author
threatintel@volexity.com
Date
2021-11-08
Modified
2024-07-30
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects the JSP implementation of the Godzilla Webshell.

Associated malware family: Godzilla.

It defines 7 patterns (6 text, 0 hex, 1 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

webshell-jsp-godzilla.yarBSD 2-Clause License
rule VOLEXITY_Webshell_Jsp_Godzilla : FILE MEMORY
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects the JSP implementation of the Godzilla Webshell."
		author = "threatintel@volexity.com"
		id = "47c8eab8-84d7-5566-b757-5a6dcc7579b7"
		date = "2021-11-08"
		modified = "2024-07-30"
		reference = "https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/manageengine-godzilla-nglite-kdcsponge/"
		source_url = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/2022/2022-08-10 Mass exploitation of (Un)authenticated Zimbra RCE CVE-2022-27925/yara.yar#L1-L34"
		license_url = "https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/3a9d0b52459877ee866a9a0ba06e60059b778c77/LICENSE.txt"
		hash = "2786d2dc738529a34ecde10ffeda69b7f40762bf13e7771451f13a24ab7fc5fe"
		logic_hash = "52cba9545f662da18ca6e07340d7a9be637b89e7ed702dd58cac545c702a00e3"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE, MEMORY"
		os = "win,linux"
		os_arch = "all"
		scan_context = "file,memory"
		severity = "critical"
		license = "See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt"
		rule_id = 6100
		version = 6

	strings:
		$s1 = ".getWriter().write(base64Encode(" wide ascii
		$s2 = ".getAttribute(" ascii wide
		$s3 = "java.security.MessageDigest" ascii wide
		$auth1 = /String xc=\"[a-f0-9]{16}\"/ ascii wide
		$auth2 = "String pass=\"" ascii wide
		$magic = "class X extends ClassLoader{public X(ClassLoader z){super(z);}public Class Q"
		$magic2 = "<%@page import=\"java.util.*,javax.crypto.*,javax.crypto.spec.*\"%><%!class"

	condition:
		all of ( $s* ) or all of ( $auth* ) or any of ( $magic* )
}

Strings (7 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$s1text".getWriter().write(base64Encode("wide ascii
$s2text".getAttribute("ascii wide
$s3text"java.security.MessageDigest"ascii wide
$auth1regex/String xc=\"[a-f0-9]{16}\"/ascii wide
$auth2text"String pass=\""ascii wide
$magictext"class X extends ClassLoader{public X(ClassLoader z){super(z);}public Class Q"
$magic2text"<%@page import=\"java.util.*,javax.crypto.*,javax.crypto.spec.*\"%><%!class"

Condition

all of ( $s* ) or all of ( $auth* ) or any of ( $magic* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • All patterns in ( $s* ) must match.
  • All patterns in ( $auth* ) must match.
  • At least one pattern in ( $magic* ) must match.

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References

Sample hashes

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  • 2786d2dc738529a34ecde10ffeda69b7f40762bf13e7771451f13a24ab7fc5fe

Licence & attribution

Author: threatintel@volexity.com

Source repository: Volexity threat-intel @ 3a9d0b5245

Licence: BSD 2-Clause License (stated in the rule's own meta)

“See license at https://github.com/volexity/threat-intel/blob/main/LICENSE.txt”

Copyright notice: Copyright 2022 by Volexity, Inc.

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 47c8eab8-84d7-5566-b757-5a6dcc7579b7

Metadata

oswin,linux
os_archall
scan_contextfile,memory
severitycritical
rule_id6100
version6

Tags:FILEMEMORY