Qualys WAS Connector

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

Qualys WAS finds and catalogs all web apps in your network, including new and unknown ones, and scales from a handful of apps to thousands. With Qualys WAS, you can tag your applications with your own labels and then use those labels to control reporting and limit access to scan data.

Tip: For more information on how third-party integrations work, see Connectors.

Connector Details

Details Description

Supported products

Qualys WAS

Category

DAST

Ingested data

Assets and Findings

Ingested Asset Classes

Web Application

Integration type

UNI directional (data is transferred from the Connector to Tenable Exposure Management in one direction)

Supported version and type

SaaS (latest)

Prerequisites and User Permissions

Before you begin configuring the connector, make sure you have the following:

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. From the Platform drop-down menu, select the platform on which your Qualys WAS application resides.

  4. In the Username and Password text boxes, paste the credentials for your Qualys WAS account.

  5. Data pulling configuration: This configuration has dynamic settings tailored to the specific connector and integration type. Below are the configurations relevant to this connector.

    • In the Informational Severity Findings section:

      • If you want to ingest informational findings from Qualys WAS, select the Pull informational findings from Qualys WAS check box.

      • If you want to ingest data from Qualys Knowledge Base, select the Pull data from Qualys Knowledge Base check box.

    • 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.
  8. 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:

Qualys WAS 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

Qualys WAS Field

Unique Identifier Webapp.id
Asset - Name Name
Asset - First Observation Date Created date
Asset - Last Observed At Updated date
Asset - Webapp Homepage Screenshot Url Address

Asset - External Tags

Tags

Asset Custom Attributes

site id

site name

updated date

Finding Mapping

Tenable Exposure Management UI Field

Qualys WAS Field

Unique Identifier Finding.url
Finding Name Finding.name
CWEs Finding.cwe.list
Severity Driver Finding.cvssV3.base
Description KNOWLEDGE_BASE_VULN_LIST_OUTPUT.RESPONSE.VULN_LIST.VULN.DIAGNOSIS
First Seen Finding.history.set[0].WebAppFindingHistory.scanData.launchedDate
Last seen (Observed) Finding.lastTestedDate
Finding Custom Attributes

Qualys ID

Published date

type

Impact

severity

CVSS V3

CVSS V3 Temporal

Attack Vector

description

OWASP

WASC

Finding Status Mapping

Tenable Exposure Management Status

Qualys WAS Status

Active

new

active

reopened

retesting

risk accepted

false positive

not applicable

Fixed

protected

fixed

Finding Severity Mappin

Tenable Exposure Management Severity

Qualys WAS  Score

Critical

CVSS: 9.0 - 10.0

High

CVSS: 7.0 - 8.9

Medium

CVSS4.0 - 6.9

Low

CVSS: 1-3.9

None

CVSS:0

Note:For Qualys WAS, Tenable uses the Finding.cvssV3.base field to determine severity.

Status Update Mechanisms

Every day, Tenable Exposure Management syncs with the vendor's platform to receive updates on existing findings and assets and to retrieve new ones (if any were added).

The table below describes how the status update mechanism works in the connector for findings and assets ingested into Tenable Exposure Management.

Update Type in Exposure Management

Mechanism (When?)

Archiving Assets

Change a Finding status from "Active" to "Fixed"

  • Finding no longer appears in the scan findings

  • Finding status changes to protected or fixed on the vendor side

Note: Updates on the vendor side are reflected in Tenable Exposure Management only when the next scheduled connector sync time is complete (once a day).

API Endpoints in Use

API Version: v3.0
api/2.0/fo/knowledge_base/vuln/ Solutions

Data Validation

This section shows how to validate and compare data between Tenable Exposure Management and the Qualys WAS platform.

Asset Data Validation

Objective: Ensure the number of Web Applications in Qualys WAS aligns with the number of assets displayed in Tenable Exposure Management.

In Qualys WAS:

  1. Navigate to Web Applications to see all assets.

In Tenable Exposure Management:

  1. Locate your connector assets.

  2. Compare the total number of assets between Qualys WAS and Tenable Exposure Management.

Expected outcome: The total numbers returned in Qualys WAS and Exposure Management should match.

If an asset is not visible in Exposure Management, check the following conditions:

  • Archived based on the last observed date (last seen).

    Tip: To learn more on how assets and findings change status, see Status Update Mechanisms.

Finding Data Validation

Objective: Ensure that the total number of findings between Qualys WAS and Exposure Management is consistent.

In Qualys WAS:

  1. Navigate to Detections > Detection List.

  2. On the left filter menu, filter by the relevant web application.

    Example:

  3. Note the vulnerability status, as some may be fixed or protected. Filter them out to see only active findings.

In Tenable Exposure Management:

  1. Locate your connector findings.

  2. Compare the total number of findings between Qualys WAS and Tenable Exposure Management.

Expected outcome: The total numbers returned in Qualys WAS and Exposure Management should match.

If a finding is missing from Exposure Management or no longer active, check the following conditions:

  • The finding is marked as Fixed and appears under the Fixed state on the Findings screen

  • The finding no longer appears because its related asset was archived.

    Tip: To learn more on how assets and findings are archived or change status, see Status Update Mechanisms.