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Deviations in the search results count in the Classic and New UI

In the Classic UI, we have customized the queries for some search filters to show records with specific search criteria as per the user's request. We customized the search by adding additional clauses to the search queries. We had to do this because the Classic UI provides limited filters to search records.

But in the New UI, the search is made powerful with search tokens. You can use our search tokens to find any information about your web applications. In the New UI, we have not customized any search because the search tokens gives you complete control over what you want to search by combining multiple search tokens using the AND, OR, and NOT operators.

Due to this difference in the logic of fetching data in Classic and New UI, you may see a difference in the number of records for a search query executed in the Classic and New WAS UI.

Example 1

When in the Web Applications tab you search web applications by a QID in the Classic and New UI, there is a possibility that you will see a mismatch in the count of the web applications. Note that a mismatch in the count is not a bug. In the Classic UI, the customized query fetches only those web applications for which the given QID/detection is in the New, Active, or Reopened state, but not in the Fixed state.

Whereas, in the New UI, when you use the detection token “vulnerability.qid” to search for web applications by a QID, we show you all the web applications with the given QID irrespective of their status. Further, you can combine the detection token “vulnerability.status” using the AND operators to view only web applications with the given QID with the status specified in the query. Here is the sample query with AND operator to search QID by its status:

“vulnerability.qid:150263 and vulnerability.status:[NEW, FIXED, ACTIVE]”

Example 2

Due to the same reasons, you will see a deviation in the count of “Vulnerabilities By Severity” and “OWAS TOP 5” in New UI and Classic UI. To view the “Vulnerabilities By Severity” and “OWAS TOP 5” count for a web application in the New UI, go to the Web applications tab. Hover over the web application and from the Quick Actions menu, click View > Summary tab. In the Classic UI, you will see this information in the Web application report.