NIST SP 800-53 rev5 · System and Communications Protection
SC-16 Transmission of Security and Privacy Attributes
Mitigates 5 ATT&CK techniques, used by 5 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-771 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-781 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.
Techniques it mitigates
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.