The API must use Web Application Firewall (WAF).
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-274769 | SRG-APP-000516-API-001305 | SV-274769r1143807_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The API must be protected by a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an API Gateway that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing traffic to prevent injection attacks, ensuring malicious inputs are detected and blocked. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Application Programming Interface (API) Security Requirements Guide | 2025-09-24 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-274769r1143807_chk)
Verify the API is configured to use a WAF or API Gateway to manage traffic.
If the API is not configured to use a WAF or API Gateway in accordance with organization-defined security policies, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-78775r1143118_fix)
Build or configure the API to use a WAF or API Gateway to manage traffic.