CreateVulnerabilityWithLibrary

This method can be used for the following: Create a vulnerability on a project you have access to, by project identifier (Id) and vulnerability library identifier (Id).

Parameters

The following URL, Headers and Parameters are required for requests to this API endpoint. Where a parameter is optional, it will be indicated. Otherwise treat all parameters as mandatory.

Headers

POST /api/ss/vulnerability-with-library HTTP/1.1
Host: demo.attackforge.com
X-SSAPI-KEY: APIKey
Content-Type: application/json
Connection: close

Query

projectId (string)

Identifier for the project.

Example:

{
   "projectId": "656158c0965172000f9119e8"
}

vulnerabilityLibraryId (string)

Identifier for the writeup.

Example:

{
   "vulnerabilityLibraryId": "656158c0965172000f9119a8"
}

library (string) (optional)

Search this library when matching vulnerabilityLibraryId. Must be either "Imported Vulnerabilities", "Main Vulnerabilities", "Project Vulnerabilities" or key for a custom library (if custom libraries are used). Default is Main Vulnerabilities Library.

Example:

{   
    "library": "Imported Vulnerabilities"
}

created (string) (optional)

Overwrite the created timestamp for the vulnerability. Must be UTC string e.g. 2021-06-03T23:15:33.008Z.

Example:

{
   "created": "2021-06-03T23:15:33.008Z"
}

asset_library_ids (array of strings) (optional)

Asset libraries to map affected asset(s) against.

Example:

{
   "asset_library_ids": ["6569608e55bc00bacc67b417", "...", "..."]
}

affected_asset_id (string) (optional)

Id of the affected asset.

Example:

{
   "affected_asset_id": "..."
}

affected_asset_name (string) (optional)

Name of the affected asset.

Example:

{
   "affected_asset_name": "..."
}

affected_assets (array of objects) (optional)

Assign multiple assets to vulnerability.

Example:

[
   {
      "assetId": "...",
      "assetName": "...",
      "notes": [
         "..."
      ],
      "tags": [
         "..."
      ],
      "actioned": false,
      "components": [
         {
            "name": "...",
            "notes": [
               "..."
            ],
            "tags": [
               "..."
            ]
         }
      ]
   }
]

priority (string)

Priority for the vulnerability. Must be one of the following: Critical, High, Medium, Low, Info

Example:

{
   "priority": "Critical"
}

likelihood_of_exploitation (number)

Likelihood of Exploitation for the vulnerability. Must be a number between 1 to 10.

Example:

{
   "likelihood_of_exploitation": 10
}

steps_to_reproduce (string)

Steps to Reproduce the vulnerability (POC).

Example:

{
   "steps_to_reproduce": "..."
}

tags (array of strings) (optional)

Tags for the vulnerability.

Example:

{
   "tags": ["...", "...", "..."]
}

notes (array of objects) (optional)

Notes for the vulnerability. Type is optional. Type must be either PLAINTEXT or RICHTEXT.

Example:

{
   "notes": [
      {
         "note": "Lorem ipsum..",
         "type": "PLAINTEXT"
      }
   ]
}

is_zeroday (boolean) (optional)

Whether vulnerability is a zeroday (0-day) or not.

Example:

{
   "is_zeroday": true
}

is_visible (boolean) (optional)

Whether vulnerability is visible to the project team (true) or only team members with Edit access (false).

Example:

{
   "is_visible": true
}

linked_testcases (array of strings) (optional)

Test case Ids to link to the vulnerability.

Example:

{
    "linked_testcases": ["..."]
}

custom_fields (array of objects) (optional)

Custom fields. Must include a key and value. Key must be unique and letters, numbers and underscores only.

For more information visit https://support.attackforge.com/attackforge-enterprise/getting-started/custom-fields-and-forms#using-custom-fields-with-apis

Example:

{   "custom_fields": [{"key": "...", "value": "..."}]}

custom_tags (array of objects) (optional)

Custom tags. Must include a name and value. Name must be unique and letters, number and underscores only.

Example:

{   
    "custom_tags": [{"name": "...", "value": "..."}]
}

Example

The following example is a cURL request to create a vulnerability on a project by the project identifier (Id) and an issue from the Vulnerability Library by its identifier (Id).

Request

Include API Token instead of stars in 'X-SSAPI-KEY: ***************************************' parameter.

curl -X POST 'https://demo.attackforge.com/api/ss/vulnerability-with-library' -H 'Host: demo.attackforge.com' -H 'X-SSAPI-KEY: ***************************************' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Connection: close' -d '{
    "projectId": "5f9741cc06ef2708b4a0c4c5",
    "vulnerabilityLibraryId": "203858903055049",
    "library": "Imported Vulnerabilities",
    "affected_asset_name": "AttackForge.com",
    "priority": "Critical",
    "likelihood_of_exploitation": 10,
    "steps_to_reproduce": "Lorem Ipsum...",
    "tags": ["CWE-89", "Injection"],
    "notes": [
      {
         "note": "Lorem ipsum..",
         "type": "PLAINTEXT"
      }
    ],
    "is_zeroday": false,
    "is_visible": true,
    "custom_fields": [{"key": "vuln_external_id", "value": "VULN123"}],
    "linked_testcases": ["66845d85d427ba0010d0681b"],
    "custom_tags": [{"name": "ext_vuln_score", "value": "HIGH"}]
}'

Response

Response contains a vulnerability object.

{
    "vulnerability": {
        "vulnerability_id": "...",
        "vulnerability_created": "...",
        "vulnerability_modified": "...",
        "vulnerability_title": "...",
        "vulnerability_priority": "...",
        "vulnerability_status": "...",
        "vulnerability_retest": "...",
        "vulnerability_likelihood_of_exploitation": 10,
        "vulnerability_steps_to_reproduce": "...",
        "vulnerability_tags": [
            "..."
        ],
        "vulnerability_is_zeroday": "...",
        "vulnerability_notes": [
            {
                "note": "...",
                "note_html": "...",
                "type": "PLAINTEXT/RICHTEXT"
            }
        ],
        "vulnerability_description": "...",
        "vulnerability_attack_scenario": "...",
        "vulnerability_remediation_recommendation": "...",
        "vulnerability_affected_asset_name": "...",
        "vulnerability_affected_asset_id": "...",
        "vulnerability_affected_assets": [
          {
            "asset": {
              "id": "...",
              "name": "...",
              "library_id": "...",
              "library_external_id": "...",
              "custom_fields": [
                { 
                  "key": "...",
                  "value": "...",
                  "type": "Field"
                }
              ],
            },
            "notes": [
              "..."
            ],
            "tags": [
              "..."
            ],
            "actioned": true,
            "components": [
              {
                "name": "...",
                "notes": [
                  "..."
                ],
                "tags": [
                  "..."
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "vulnerability_project_name": "...",
        "vulnerability_project_id": "...",
        "vulnerability_custom_fields": [
            {
                "key": "...", 
                "value": "...", 
                "type": "Tag/Field"
            }
        ],
        "vulnerability_sla": "...",
        "vulnerability_release_date": "..."
    }
}

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