View Vulnerabilities by Plugin
Required User Role: Organizational user with appropriate permissions. For more information, see User Roles.
You can drill into analysis views, filtering by plugin, to view vulnerabilities and vulnerability instances related to that plugin.
To view vulnerabilities and vulnerability instances associated with a plugin:
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Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.
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Click Analysis > Vulnerabilities.
The Vulnerabilities page appears.
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In the drop-down box, click Vulnerability Summary.
The Vulnerability Summary tool appears.
In this tool, you can:
Options Actions Jump to Vulnerability Detail View the Vulnerability Detail List page. This page displays the synopsis, description, solution, and the plugin output of the vulnerability. Export Export data as a .csv or a .pdf file, as described in Export Vulnerability Data. Save - Save Query: Save a query, as described in Add or Save a Query.
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Save Asset: Save an asset, as described in Assets.
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Open Ticket: Open a ticket, as described in Open a Ticket.
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Set as Default View: Set this view as your default view.
Cumulative Switch between viewing cumulative vulnerabilities or mitigated vulnerabilities, as described in View Cumulative or Mitigated Vulnerabilities. Mitigated Switch between viewing cumulative vulnerabilities or mitigated vulnerabilities, as described in View Cumulative or Mitigated Vulnerabilities. Table Customize the table, as described in Interact with a Customizable Table. Filters side bar Apply a filter, as described in Apply a Filter and Vulnerability Analysis Filter Components. Plugin row - Click the Plugin ID to view the plugin details for the plugin, as described in View Plugin Details.
- Click the row to view the vulnerability details in the Vulnerability List tool.
Plugin row You can right-click any row to do the following:
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View Asset Summary tool, DNS Summary tool, or IP Summary tool.
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Create an accept risk rule, as described in Add an Accept Risk Rule.
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Create a recast risk rule, as described in Add a Recast Risk Rule.
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Launch a remediation scan, as described in Launch a Remediation Scan.
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Click the row for the plugin where you want to view vulnerability instance details.
The Vulnerability List tool appears, filtered by the plugin you selected.
In this tool, you can:
Options
Actions Jump to Vulnerability Detail View the Vulnerability Detail List page. This page displays the synopsis, description, solution, and the plugin output of the vulnerability. Export Export data as a .csv or a .pdf file, as described in Export Vulnerability Data. Save - Save Query — Save a query, as described in Add or Save a Query.
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Save Asset — Save an asset, as described in Assets.
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Open Ticket — Open a ticket, as described in Open a Ticket.
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Set as Default View — Set this view as your default view.
Cumulative Switch between viewing cumulative vulnerabilities or mitigated vulnerabilities, as described in View Cumulative or Mitigated Vulnerabilities. Mitigated Switch between viewing cumulative vulnerabilities or mitigated vulnerabilities, as described in View Cumulative or Mitigated Vulnerabilities. Filters side bar Apply a filter, as described in Apply a Filter and Vulnerability Analysis Filter Components. Vulnerability row - Click the Plugin ID to view the plugin details associated with the vulnerability, as described in View Plugin Details.
- Click the IP Address to view the host details for the vulnerability, as described in View Host Details.
Click the row to view the vulnerability instance details in the Vulnerability Detail List tool, as described in View Vulnerability Instance Details.