Viewing Issues in Acunetix 360
The Issues window displays lists of vulnerabilities detected in scans run by your entire team. You can get an overview of Issues that have been assigned to you, those that are awaiting a Retest and those that are Addressed.
Administrators and Project Managers benefit from an overview of all Issues, including the current State of each Issue and to whom it has been assigned.
Information You can also view issues using the Issues API Endpoints, enabling you to easily integrate with other applications or internal systems. |
For further information, see Managing Issues and User Permissions Matrix in Acunetix 360.
Issues Lists
This table lists and explains the lists available from the submenus in the Issues window.
List | Description |
To Do | This window displays a list of all the Issues that have been assigned to you. You can take action by fixing them, assigning them to someone else, or changing their status. The number next to the menu name indicates how many outstanding items you have on your To-Do list. In the Status column for each newly identified vulnerability, it will read Present. Once you click Retest, it will change to Fixed (Unconfirmed). |
Waiting for Retest | This window displays a list of all Issues whose State has been updated to Fixed (Unconfirmed). They are waiting to be tested automatically by Acunetix 360. |
Addressed Issues | This window displays a list of all the Issues that have been addressed and whose State has been updated to one of the following: Accepted Risk Indicates that the Issue has been considered and is marked as a low risk vulnerability False Positive Indicates that the Issue has been considered and is marked as not a genuine vulnerability Fixed (Confirmed) Indicates that the Issue has been fixed and confirmed by Acunetix 360, and so requires no further action Users with Manage Issues (Restricted) permission can only mark an Issue’s state as 'Fixed (Confirmed)'. |
All Issues | This window displays a list of all Issues detected in scans run by your entire team. The entire team can view all Issues in a scan report, even if they only have the Manage Issues (Restricted) permission. |
Issue page fields
This table lists and explains the fields listed in the Issues window's columns and in an individual Issue window.
Field | Description |
Title/Issue | This is the name of the vulnerability, such as Internal Server Error. |
Severity | This is the vulnerability severity level. The options are:
For further information, see Vulnerability Severity Levels. |
Website Group/Website | This is the name of the scanned website. |
URL/Issue URL | This is either the website address of the scanned website or the URL of the detected issue. |
First Seen | This is the date and time the issue was first detected. |
Last Seen | This is when the issue was most recently detected. |
Tags | This is the label given to an issue to group and/or give additional context. For further information, see Tagging issues in Acunetix 360. |
Assignee | This is the name of the person who has been assigned the task. It may be:
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Retestable | This indicates whether the issue can be retested. |
Status | This indicates the current status of the issue. All Issues are initially marked as Present.
For further information, see Addressed Issues and Issue Lifecycle. |
State | This indicates the current state of the issue. The state levels are explained as follows:
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Opened By | This indicates who identified issue(s). |
Addressed | This indicates that issues have been addressed or whose State has been updated. |
How to View an Issue in Acunetix 360
From the main menu, click Issues, then To Do. (Alternatively, you can select another submenu.) A list of issues is displayed.
For further information, see Issues Lists.