# NIST API

> 2 public methods for NIST (nist.gov), each 1 credit per completed run.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/nist.gov

## Methods

### [Get vulnerability by CVE number](https://fous.com/methods/nvd.nist.gov/get-vulnerability.md)

`nvd.nist.gov/get_vulnerability`, read. Looks up one CVE on the National Vulnerability Database and returns its description, CVSS score and vector, attack conditions, weakness number, affected products, exploitation flag, dates and references.

Returns: description, severity, CVSS score and vector, attack method, weakness number, affected products, known exploitation, dates, references

### [Search vulnerabilities](https://fous.com/methods/nvd.nist.gov/search-vulnerabilities.md)

`nvd.nist.gov/search_vulnerabilities`, read. Finds known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the NVD that match a product or vendor name, newest first. Each CVE is flagged when it is in CISA's known exploited catalog.

Returns: CVE number, severity, CVSS score, description, published date, affected versions, known-exploited flag, NVD link