Cyber Resilience

NIST 800-53 r5 · Controls catalogue · Family SI

SI-10Information Input Validation

Check the validity of the following information inputs: {{ insert: param, si-10_odp }}.

Last updated: 22 August 2026 14:14 UTC

Implementations targeting this control (0)

ATT&CK techniques this control mitigates (101)

Weaknesses this control addresses (10)AI-assisted

CWEs ranked by how often they appear in real CVEs. The rationale describes how this control reduces exploitability of each weakness class.

CWE Name CVEs Why this control addresses it
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')52,800+Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')24,000+Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.
CWE-20Improper Input Validation14,000+Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')11,200+Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')7,600+Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')7,300+Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)3,600+Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data3,600+Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.
CWE-601URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')1,900+Validates redirect targets and URLs to ensure they conform to allowed destinations.
CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path500+Rejects externally supplied file or resource identifiers that fail validity checks.

Top CVEs where this control is the strongest mitigation

CVE Risk CVSS EPSS Match
CVE-2025-20281 KEV 10.010.00.9707good
CVE-2025-47812 KEV 10.010.00.9549good
CVE-2025-20337 KEV 10.010.00.6629good
CVE-2023-22527 KEV 9.99.80.9998good
CVE-2024-4879 KEV 9.99.80.9998good
CVE-2024-13159 KEV 9.99.80.9999good
CVE-2024-13160 KEV 9.99.80.9125good
CVE-2024-13161 KEV 9.99.80.9008good
CVE-2025-64446 KEV 9.99.80.9184good
CVE-2024-2044 9.59.90.7933good
CVE-2024-6396 9.49.80.5311good
CVE-2024-4990 9.49.10.8008good
CVE-2025-33053 KEV 9.28.80.8529good
CVE-2025-8088 KEV 9.28.80.9455good
CVE-2024-48248 KEV 8.88.60.9436good
CVE-2024-22319 8.78.10.7640good
CVE-2024-2083 8.79.90.3749good
CVE-2025-24367 8.78.80.5402good
CVE-2025-1094 8.78.10.9003good
CVE-2025-34392 8.79.80.2472good
CVE-2024-25111 8.68.60.6525good
CVE-2024-38366 8.610.00.1779good
CVE-2024-6298 8.610.00.1901good
CVE-2025-0851 8.69.80.2327good
CVE-2026-398138.69.80.2306good

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