Possible Oracle Opera CGI Webshell Command Execution via operabin

PremiumReviewedSigma · High · v1
Category
webserver
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-09-07
Updated
2026-09-07

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access → Persistence
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Priv Esc

  4. Defense Evasion

  5. Cred Access

  6. Discovery

  7. Lateral Movement

  8. Collection

  9. C2

  10. Exfiltration

  11. Impact

What it detects

This rule detects HTTP requests to CGI scripts under the Oracle Opera /operabin/ path that pass a cmd parameter. Following a FileReceiver webshell drop described by Assetnote, attackers invoke the planted CGI script with a cmd argument to run operating system commands on the Opera host.

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