Acunetix Premium Cloud Connector

The following is not supported in Tenable FedRAMP Moderate environments. For more information, see the Tenable FedRAMP Product Offering.

Acunetix Premium is an automated web application security testing tool that audits your web applications by checking for vulnerabilities like SQL Injection, cross-site scripting, and other exploitable vulnerabilities. Acunetix scans any website or web application accessible via a web browser and uses the HTTP/HTTPS protocol.

Prerequisites and User Permissions

Before you begin configuring the connector, make sure to:

• Create an Acunetix Premium user with Platform Administrator permissions.

• Identify your Acunetix Premium server URL (e.g., https://online.acunetix.com/api/v1).

• Generate an Acunetix Premium API Key:

  1. Log in to your Acunetix Premium Cloud account at https://online.acunetix.com.

  2. Click on your username in the top-left corner of the dashboard.

  3. Select Profile from the dropdown menu.

  4. Scroll down to the API Key section.

  5. Click Generate new API key.

  6. Click Show to display your new API key, or Copy to copy it to your clipboard.

     

     Important! Do not enable two-factor authentication. If enabled, the connector will not be able to access the data.

Add a Connector

To add a new connector:

1. In the left navigation menu, click Connectors.

   The Connectors page appears.

   

2. In the upper-right corner, click Add new connector.

   The Connector Library appears.

   

3. In the search box, type the name of the connector.

4. On the tile for the connector, click Connect.

   The connector configuration options appear.

Configure the Connector

To configure the connector:

1. (Optional) In the Connector's Name text box, type a descriptive name for the connector.

2. (Optional) To use a preconfigured on-prem connector to connect to this connector, from the Gateway drop-down, select the on-prem connector you want to use for the connector. Otherwise, select Don't use gateway.

   Note: For information about configuring a gateway, see Tenable On-Prem Connector.

3. In the Server Url text box, type your Acunetix server UR: (https://online.acunetix.com/api/v1).

4. In the API Key text box, paste the API key you generated in Acunetix Premium.

5. In the Data pulling configuration section, you can configure dynamic settings specific to the connector.

   • In the Asset Retention text box, type the number of days after which you want assets to be removed from Tenable Exposure Management. If an asset has not been detected or updated within the specified number of days, it is automatically removed from the application, ensuring your asset inventory is current and relevant.

     Tip: For more information, see Asset Retention.

6. In the Test connectivity section, click the Test Connectivity button to verify that Tenable Exposure Management can connect to your connector instance.
   

   • A successful connectivity test confirms that the platform can connect to the connector instance. It does not, however, guarantee that the synchronization process will succeed, as additional syncing or processing issues may arise.
     

   • If the connectivity test fails, an error message with details about the issue appears. Click Show tests for more information about the exact error.
     

     

7. In the Connector scheduling section, configure the time and day(s) on which you want connector syncs to occur.

   Tip: For more information, see Connector Scheduling.

9. Click Create. Tenable Exposure Management begins syncing the connector. The sync can take some time to complete.
   

9. To confirm the sync is complete, do the following:

   • Navigate to the Connectors page and monitor the connector's status. Sync is complete once the connector status is Connected.

   • View the sync logs for the connector to monitor the logs for a successful connection.

Acunetix Premium in Tenable Exposure Management

Locate Connector Assets in Tenable Exposure Management

As the connector discovers assets, Tenable Exposure Management ingests those devices for reporting.

To view assets by connector:

1. In Tenable Exposure Management, navigate to the Assets page.

2. In the Filters section, under 3rd Party Connectors, click the connector name for which you want to view assets.

   

   The asset list updates to show only assets from the selected connector.

3. Click on any asset to view Asset Details.

Locate Connector Weaknesses in Tenable Exposure Management

As the connector discovers weaknesses, Tenable Exposure Management ingests those weaknesses for reporting.

To view weaknesses by connector: 

1. In Tenable Exposure Management, navigate to the Weaknesses page.

2. In the Filters section, under 3rd Party Connectors, click the connector name for which you want to view weaknesses.

   

   The weaknesses list updates to show only weaknesses from the selected connector.

3. Click on any weakness to view Weakness Details.

Locate Connector Findings in Tenable Exposure Management

As the connector discovers individual findings, Tenable Exposure Management ingests those findings for reporting.

To view findings by connector:

1. In Tenable Exposure Management, navigate to the Findings page.

2. In the Filters section, under 3rd Party Connectors, click the connector name for which you want to view findings

   

   The findings list updates to show only assets from the selected connector.

3. Click on any asset to view Finding Details.

Data Mapping

Exposure Management integrates with the connector via API to retrieve relevant weakness and asset data, which is then mapped into the Exposure Management system. The following tables outline how fields and their values are mapped from the connector to Exposure Management.

Web Application Mapping

Tenable Exposure Management Value	Acunetix Premium Value
Unique Identifier	target_id
Asset - Name	address
Asset - Last Observed At	last_scan_date
Asset - Webapp Homepage Screenshot Url	address
Asset - External Tags	Business criticality

Finding Mapping

Tenable Exposure Management UI Field	Acunetix Premium Field
Unique Identifier	affects_url + affects_detail
Finding Name	vt_name
CWEs	CWE (when available)
Severity Driver	cvss_score
Description	description
First Seen	first_seen
Last seen (Observed)	last_seen
Finding Custom Attributes	impact CVSS2 CVSS3 url parameter http_request http_response details AcunetixCriticality AcunetixSeverity confidence

Finding Status Mapping

Finding Severity Mapping

API Endpoints in Use