Vulnerability Pages (ULTIMATE)
Introduced in GitLab Ultimate 13.0.
Each security vulnerability in a project's Vulnerability Report has an individual page which includes:
- Details of the vulnerability.
- The status of the vulnerability within the project.
- Available actions for the vulnerability.
- Any issues related to the vulnerability.
On the vulnerability's page, you can:
- Change the vulnerability's status.
- Create a GitLab issue.
- Create a Jira issue.
- Link issues to the vulnerability.
- Automatically remediate the vulnerability, if an automatic solution is available.
Change vulnerability status
You can change the status of a vulnerability using the Status dropdown to one of the following values:
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Detected | The default state for a newly discovered vulnerability |
| Confirmed | A user has seen this vulnerability and confirmed it to be accurate |
| Dismissed | A user has seen this vulnerability and dismissed it because it is not accurate or otherwise not to be resolved |
| Resolved | The vulnerability has been fixed and is no longer valid |
A timeline shows you when the vulnerability status has changed and allows you to comment on a change.
Create a GitLab issue for a vulnerability
To create a GitLab issue for a vulnerability:
- In GitLab, go to the vulnerability's page.
- Select Create issue.
An issue is created in the project, prepopulated with information from the vulnerability report. The issue is then opened so you can take further action.
Create a Jira issue for a vulnerability
- Introduced in GitLab 13.9.
- It's deployed behind a feature flag, enabled by default.
- It's enabled on GitLab.com.
- It's recommended for production use.
- For GitLab self-managed instances, GitLab administrators can opt to disable it.
WARNING: This feature might not be available to you. Check the version history note above for details.
Prerequisites:
- Enable Jira integration for vulnerabilities. Select Enable Jira issues creation from vulnerabilities when configuring the integration.
To create a Jira issue for a vulnerability:
- Go to the vulnerability's page.
- Select Create Jira issue.
An issue is created in the linked Jira project, with the Summary and Description fields pre-populated. The Jira issue is then opened in a new browser tab.
Enable or disable Jira integration for vulnerabilities (ULTIMATE SELF)
The option to create a Jira issue for a vulnerability is under development but ready for production use. It is deployed behind a feature flag that is enabled by default. GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console can opt to disable it.
To enable it:
Feature.enable(:jira_for_vulnerabilities)To disable it:
Feature.disable(:jira_for_vulnerabilities)Link GitLab issues to the vulnerability
NOTE: If Jira issue support is enabled, GitLab issues are disabled so this feature is not available.
You can link one or more existing GitLab issues to the vulnerability. This allows you to indicate that this vulnerability affects multiple issues. It also allows you to indicate that the resolution of one issue would resolve multiple vulnerabilities.
Linked issues are shown in the Vulnerability Report and the vulnerability's page.
Automatically remediate the vulnerability
You can fix some vulnerabilities by applying the solution that GitLab automatically generates for you. Read more about the automatic remediation for vulnerabilities feature.