NIST SP 800-53 rev5 · System and Information Integrity
SI-12 Information Management and Retention
Mitigates 34 ATT&CK techniques, used by 9 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-221 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-231 techniquesRelative Path TraversalRelative ../ segments in input climb out of the allowed directory.
- CWE-3061 techniquesMissing Authentication for Critical FunctionA sensitive function requires no login at all; one of the most exploited flaws in edge devices.
- CWE-361 techniquesAbsolute Path TraversalAn absolute path in input points straight at a file outside the allowed directory.
- 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.
- CWE-7981 techniquesUse of Hard-coded CredentialsA password or key is baked into the product, identical on every install and easy to find.
Techniques it mitigates
The 30 most used of 34, by how many ATT&CK groups and malware use them.
- T1119Automated Collection71 users
- T1070Indicator Removal31 users
- T1040Network Sniffing25 users
- T1003.003OS Credential Dumping: NTDS22 users
- T1552.004Unsecured Credentials: Private Keys22 users
- T1003OS Credential Dumping20 users
- T1114.001Email Collection: Local Email Collection20 users
- T1114.002Email Collection: Remote Email Collection17 users
- T1530Data from Cloud Storage10 users
- T1550.001Use Alternate Authentication Material: Application Access Token10 users
- T1558.003Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets: Kerberoasting10 users
- T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle8 users
- T1114Email Collection6 users
- T1552Unsecured Credentials6 users
- T1114.003Email Collection: Email Forwarding Rule5 users
- T1565.002Data Manipulation: Transmitted Data Manipulation5 users
- T1070.008Indicator Removal: Clear Mailbox Data4 users
- T1558.002Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets: Silver Ticket4 users
- T1565.001Data Manipulation: Stored Data Manipulation3 users
- T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism2 users
- T1557.002Adversary-in-the-Middle: ARP Cache Poisoning2 users
- T1565Data Manipulation2 users
- T1602.002Data from Configuration Repository: Network Device Configuration Dump2 users
- T1020.001Automated Exfiltration: Traffic Duplication1 users
- T1548.004Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Elevated Execution with Prompt1 users
- T1557.004Adversary-in-the-Middle: Evil Twin1 users
- T1558Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets1 users
- T1558.004Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets: AS-REP Roasting1 users
- T1558.005Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets: Ccache Files1 users
- T1602.001Data from Configuration Repository: SNMP (MIB Dump)1 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.