Ignore Findings

[POST] /qps/rest/3.0/ignore/was/finding

[POST] /qps/rest/3.0/ignore/was/finding/<id>

Ignore findings for a web application which is in the user’s scope.

Permissions required - User must have WAS module enabled. User account must have these permissions: Access Permission “API Access” and "Ignore Vulnerabilities" permission. The output includes findings for web applications in the user's scope.

Input ParametersInput Parameters

These elements are optional and act as filters. When multiple elements are specified, parameters are combined using a logical AND.

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Parameter	Mandatory /Optional	Data Type	Description
id	Optional	integer	ID of the finding (WebAppVuln, WebAppIg, or WebAppSensitiveContent).
uniqueId	Optional	value	The 36-bit unique id assigned to the finding. For example: <Finding> <id>132990</id> <uniqueId>8a2c4d51-6d28-2b92-e053-2943720a74ab</uniqueId> <qid>150004</qid> ...
qid	Optional	integer	Qualys ID assigned to the detection.
name	Optional	text	Name of the detection finding.
type	Optional	keyword	Type of the finding: VULNERABILITY, SENSITIVE_CONTENT, or INFORMATION_GATHERED.
url	Optional	text	URL of the web application on which the finding was detected.
webApp.tags.id	Optional	date	ID of the tag associated with the web application on which the finding was detected.
webApp.tags.name	Optional	text	Name of the tag associated with the web application on which the finding was detected.
status	Optional	keyword	Status of the finding: NEW, ACTIVE, REOPENED, PROTECTED and FIXED.
patch	Optional	integer-long	Use WAF to protect against vulnerabilities by installing virtual patches.
webApp.id	Optional	integer	ID of the web application on which the finding was detected.
webApp.name	Optional	text	Name of the web application on which the finding was detected.
severity	Optional	integer	Severity of the finding.
externalRef	Optional	string	Tip - Use operator IS EMPTY for findings with empty external references.
ignoredDate	Optional	date	The date on which the finding was marked to ignore.
ignoredReason	Optional	keyword	The reason for which the finding is ignored: FALSE_POSITIVE, RISK_ACCEPTED or NOT_APPLICABLE
group	Optional	keyword	XSS, SQL, INFO, PATH, CC, SSN_US or CUSTOM
reactivateDate	Optional	date	Specify the date after which the ignored finding should be re-activated. The date/time is specified in YYYY-MM-DD format.
reactivateIn	Optional	integer	Specify the number of days after which the ignored finding should be reactivated. Note: reactivateDate and reactivateIn are mutually exclusive parameters and cannot be used together. You can use only either of them for a finding.
owasp.name	Optional	text	Name of the OWASP vulnerability.
owasp.code	Optional	integer	Code associated with the OWASP vulnerability
wasc.name	Optional	text	Name of the vulnerability.
wasc.code	Optional	integer	Code of the vulnerability.
cwe.id	Optional	integer	ID associated with CWE.
firstDetectedDate	Optional	date	The date when the finding was first detected in the web application,
lastDetectedDate	Optional	date	The date when the finding was last detected in the web application.
lastTestedDate	Optional	date	The date when the finding was last tested in the web application.
timesDetected	Optional	integer	The count indicates the number of times the finding was detected.
severity level	Optional	integer	The severity associated with the finding:1,2,3,4,5

Sample - Ignore a specific findingSample - Ignore a specific finding

API request

curl -n -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" "<qualys_base_url>/qps/rest/3.0/ignore/was/finding/1645195669"

Request POST data

<ServiceRequest>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <id>1645195669</id>
            <ignoredReason>FALSE_POSITIVE</ignoredReason>
            <ignoredComment>test</ignoredComment>
        </Finding>
    </data>
</ServiceRequest>

XML response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ServiceResponse xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="<qualys_base_url>/qps/xsd/3.0/was/finding.xsd">
    <responseCode>SUCCESS</responseCode>
    <count>1</count>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <id>1645195669</id>
            <uniqueId>8a2c4d51-6d28-2b92-e053-2943720a74ab</uniqueId>
        </Finding>
    </data>
</ServiceResponse>

Sample - Reactivate an ignored finding (date)Sample - Reactivate an ignored finding (date)

API request

curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -H "content-type: text/xml" -X "POST"
--data-binary @-
"<qualys_base_url>/qps/rest/3.0/ignore/was/finding/"
Note: "file.xml" contains the request POST data.

Request POST data

<ServiceRequest>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <id>927823</id>
            <ignoredReason>FALSE_POSITIVE</ignoredReason>
            <ignoredComment>test</ignoredComment>
            <reactivateDate>2018-11-14</reactivateDate>
        </Finding>
    </data>
</ServiceRequest>

XML response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ServiceResponse xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="<qualys_base_url>/qps/xsd/3.0/
was/finding.xsd">
    <responseCode>SUCCESS</responseCode>
    <count>1</count>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <id>927823</id>
            <uniqueId>8a2c4d51-6d28-2b92-e053-2943720a74ab</uniqueId>
        </Finding>
    </data>
</ServiceResponse>

Sample - Reactivate an ignored finding (day)Sample - Reactivate an ignored finding (day)

API request

curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -H "content-type: text/xml" -X "POST"
--data-binary @-
"<qualys_base_url>/qps/rest/3.0/ignore/was/finding/"
Note: "file.xml" contains the request POST data.

Request POST data

<ServiceRequest>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <id>927913</id>
            <ignoredReason>FALSE_POSITIVE</ignoredReason>
            <ignoredComment>test</ignoredComment>
            <reactivateIn>1</reactivateIn>
        </Finding>
    </data>
</ServiceRequest>

XML response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ServiceResponse xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="<qualys_base_url>/qps/xsd/3.0/was/finding.xsd">
    <responseCode>SUCCESS</responseCode>
    <count>1</count>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <id>927913</id>
            <uniqueId>8a2c4d51-6d28-2b92-e053-2943720a74ab</uniqueId>
        </Finding>
    </data>
</ServiceResponse>

Sample - Ignore multiple findingsSample - Ignore multiple findings

API request

curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -H "content-type: text/xml" -X "POST"
--data-binary @-
"<qualys_base_url>/qps/rest/3.0/ignore/was/finding/"
Note: "file.xml" contains the request POST data.

Request POST data

<ServiceRequest>
    <filters>
        <Criteria field="id" operator="NOT EQUALS">1231056</Criteria>
        <Criteria field="type" operator="NOT EQUALS">INFORMATION_GATHERED</Criteria>
    </filters>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <ignoredReason>FALSE_POSITIVE</ignoredReason>
            <ignoredComment>test</ignoredComment>
        </Finding>
    </data>
</ServiceRequest>

Note : When you are trying to ignore findings, make sure that type of finding is passed in data is not of INFORMATION_GATHERED type as they cannot be ignored. This can be ensured by using type not equals INFORMATION_GATHERED tag when using NOT EQUALS, GREATER or LESSER operator.

XML response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ServiceResponse xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="<qualys_base_url>/qps/xsd/3.0/was/finding.xsd">
    <responseCode>SUCCESS</responseCode>
    <count>27</count>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <id>1231057</id>
            <uniqueId>8a2c4d51-6d28-2b92-e053-2943720a74ab</uniqueId>
        </Finding>
        <Finding>
            <id>1231058</id>
            <uniqueId>5a2c4d51-5d28-2b92-e053-2943720a32ab</uniqueId>
        </Finding>
        <Finding>
            <id>1231059</id>
            <uniqueId>4a2c4d51-8d28-2b92-e053-2943720a16ab</uniqueId>
        </Finding>
        <Finding>
            <id>1231060</id>
            <uniqueId>3a2c4d51-9d28-2b92-e053-2943720a90ab</uniqueId>
        </Finding>
       …
    </data>
</ServiceResponse>

Sample - Ignore finding using uniqueIdSample - Ignore finding using uniqueId

As every uniqueId is unique, using uniqueId, you could ignore the exact finding.

API request

curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -H "content-type: text/xml" -X "POST" --data-binary @-
"<qualys_base_url>/qps/rest/3.0/ignore/was/finding/8a2c4d51-6d28-2b92-e053-2943720a74ab" < file.xml
Note: “file.xml” contains the request POST data.

Request POST data

<ServiceRequest>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <ignoredReason>FALSE_POSITIVE</ignoredReason>
            <ignoredComment>test</ignoredComment>
        </Finding>
    </data>
</ServiceRequest>

XML response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ServiceResponse xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="<qualys_base_url>/qps/xsd/3.0/was/finding.xsd">
    <responseCode>SUCCESS</responseCode>
    <count>1</count>
    <data>
        <Finding>
            <id>132990</id>
            <uniqueId>8a2c4d51-6d28-2b92-e053-2943720a74ab</uniqueId>
        </Finding>
    </data>
</ServiceResponse>

XSD

<platform API server>/qps/xsd/3.0/was/finding.xsd