Potential Server Side Template Injection In Velocity
Detects exceptions in velocity template renderer, this most likely happens due to dynamic rendering of user input and may lead to RCE.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- velocity
- Log source category
- application
Known benign triggers
- Application bugs
- Missing .vm files
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| antgarsil.github.io/posts/velocity/ | Only this detection cites it |
| www.wix.engineering/post/threat-and-vulnerability-hunting-with-application-server-error-logs | 8 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 16c86189-b556-4ee8-b4c7-7e350a195a4f
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.initial-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1