Qualys (Web App Scanner)
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PlexTrac supports importing XML files from Qualys. The Qualys web parser is a component of the Qualys WAS solution responsible for crawling the web application, collecting data, and identifying potential vulnerabilities. The web parser can be customized to scan specific web applications and detect vulnerabilities in various web applications, including static and dynamic web applications.
When importing a file from Qualys, whether for the VM parser or Web parser, select "Qualys" from the import pulldown menu, and PlexTrac will decide which mapping to use based on the fields provided in the import file.
Below are the mappings of fields and any reference notes to provide context. If a field is not listed, PlexTrac does not currently import it.
title
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><TITLE>
severity
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><SEVERITY>
We are passed a number, which gets evaluated as following: "0": "Informational", "1": "Informational", "2": "Low", "3": "Medium", "4": "High", "5": "Critical",
references
Any data surrounded by <![CDATA[some stuff]]> tag is removed before storing the data. All the data from the tags are stored into a list that is saved as reference links.
recommendations
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><SOLUTION>
description
Any data surrounded by <![CDATA[some stuff]]> tag is removed before storing the data. Data is combined.
evidence
risk_score
tags
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><SEVERITY>
If severity is 1, then we give it a tag of "minimal".
common_identifiers
field: ["scores"]["cvss"]
label
Hardcoded "CVSS Base Score"
value
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><CVSS_SCORE><CVSS_BASE>
field: ["cvss_temporal"]
label
Hardcoded "CVSS Temporal Score"
value
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><CVSS_SCORE><CVSS_TEMPORAL>
field: ["scores"]["cvss3"]
label
Hardcoded "CVSSv3 Base Score"
value
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><CVSS3_SCORE><CVSS3_BASE>
field: ["cvss3_temporal"]
label
Hardcoded "CVSSv3 Temporal Score"
value
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><CVSS3_SCORE><CVSS3_TEMPORAL>
field: ["scores"]["pci_flag"]
label
Hardcoded "PCI_FLAG"
value
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><PCI_FLAG>
field: ["cwe"]
label
Hardcoded "CWE"
value
<GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><CWE>
field: ["wasc"]
label
Hardcoded "WASC"
value
<GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><WASC>
field: ["category"]
label
Hardcoded "Category"
value
<GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><CATEGORY>
field: ["owasp"]
label
Hardcoded "OWASP"
value
<GLOSSARY><QID_LIST><QID><OWASP>
asset
<WAS_SCAN_REPORT><RESULTS><VULNERABILITY_LIST><VULNERABILITY><URL>
There is some logic here for parent/child relationship.