NIST SP 800-53 rev5 · Risk Assessment
RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
Mitigates 107 ATT&CK techniques, used by 11 threats in this month's news.
Why it matters this month
Threats in SecurityTabs news using techniques this control mitigates.
Weaknesses it helps against
Through the techniques typically used to exploit them (CTID, CISA KEV).
- CWE-1197 techniquesImproper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCode reads or writes past the end of a buffer, the root of most classic memory-corruption exploits.
- CWE-1207 techniquesBuffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Input is copied into a fixed-size buffer without checking its length, overwriting whatever follows.
- CWE-1217 techniquesStack-based Buffer OverflowAn overflow on the stack can overwrite the return address and redirect the program to attacker code.
- CWE-1227 techniquesHeap-based Buffer OverflowAn overflow on the heap corrupts neighbouring objects, often turned into code execution.
- CWE-777 techniquesImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Input is pasted into a command without escaping, so attackers append commands of their own.
- CWE-787 techniquesImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Input reaches an operating-system shell, letting an attacker run any command the service can.
- CWE-1255 techniquesOut-of-bounds ReadCode reads beyond a buffer, leaking secrets such as keys or memory addresses that defeat other defences.
- CWE-7875 techniquesOut-of-bounds WriteData is written outside the memory it belongs to; the most common root cause of exploited memory bugs.
- CWE-224 techniquesImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Sequences like ../ in a file path escape the intended folder, exposing or overwriting other files.
- CWE-234 techniquesRelative Path TraversalRelative ../ segments in input climb out of the allowed directory.
Techniques it mitigates
The 30 most used of 107, by how many ATT&CK groups and malware use them.
- T1059.001Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell219 users
- T1053.005Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task181 users
- T1047Windows Management Instrumentation137 users
- T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow: DLL118 users
- T1059.005Command and Scripting Interpreter: Visual Basic115 users
- T1560.001Archive Collected Data: Archive via Utility78 users
- T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript73 users
- T1046Network Service Discovery69 users
- T1548.002Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control63 users
- T1021.001Remote Services: Remote Desktop Protocol57 users
- T1560Archive Collected Data57 users
- T1078Valid Accounts56 users
- T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application55 users
- T1505.003Server Software Component: Web Shell53 users
- T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation42 users
- T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files41 users
- T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter40 users
- T1133External Remote Services33 users
- T1482Domain Trust Discovery31 users
- T1091Replication Through Removable Media28 users
- T1218.005System Binary Proxy Execution: Mshta28 users
- T1210Exploitation of Remote Services25 users
- T1021.004Remote Services: SSH24 users
- T1552.004Unsecured Credentials: Private Keys22 users
- T1559.002Inter-Process Communication: Dynamic Data Exchange19 users
- T1053.003Scheduled Task/Job: Cron17 users
- T1559Inter-Process Communication17 users
- T1528Steal Application Access Token13 users
- T1195.002Supply Chain Compromise: Compromise Software Supply Chain12 users
- T1021.005Remote Services: VNC11 users
Weaknesses from each CVE's CVE Record (CWE, © MITRE). Techniques: MITRE ATT&CK®. Technique ↔ control and CVE ↔ technique links: Center for Threat-Informed Defense Mappings Explorer (NIST SP 800-53 rev5; CISA KEV). Plain-language explainers are SecurityTabs editorial. Mapping version rev5/attack-16.1.