Viewing a project security report

This feature is only available in the Enterprise plan.

Security reports help you understand where you may have issues related to the following security standards:

• OWASP Top 10 (versions 2021 and 2017)

OWASP Top 10 security standards covered by Sonar for version 2021

Category	Python	JS/TS	Java	C#	C/C++	PHP
A01:Broken Access Control
A02: Cryptographic Failures
A03: Injection
A04: Insecure Design
A05: Security Misconfiguration
A06: Vulnerable and Outdated Components
A07: Identification and Authentication Failures
A08: Software and Data Integrity Failures
A09: Security Logging and Monitoring Failures
A10: Server-Side Request Forgery

• CWE Top 25 (versions 2023, 2022, and 2021)

CWE Top 25 security standards covered by Sonar for version 2023

Category	Python	JS/TS	Java	C#	C/C++	PHP
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-79:  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CWE-416: Use After Free
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions

• OWASP ASVS 4.0 Level 1, 2, 3
• PCI DSS 4.0 
• CASA
• STIG

You can view the security report of any branch (main, long-lived, or short-lived) of your project. For a given standard, it displays the number of raised security issues and hotspots by security category. Only the security rules activated in the project’s quality profiles are taken into account.

Viewing the security reports of a project branch

1. Retrieve the project.
2. Select the project branch you want to view:
   • For the main branch: In the left-side panel, select Main Branch.
   • For another branch: In the left-side panel, select Branches, and, on the Branches page, select the long-lived or short-lived branch.
3. Go to Security Reports.
4. Select the security standard. The grid displays the number of raised issues and hotspots by security category.
5. Select a number in the grid to view the corresponding raised security issues or hotspots.

Checking the security rules included in a project’s quality profile

1. Retrieve the project and go to Information.

2. In About This Project > Quality profiles used, select a quality profile. The quality profile page opens.

3. In the quality profile, select the active security rules. 

4. In the left-side panel, navigate to the Security Category filter criteria and select a standard to view the categories covered by SonarQube Cloud analysis.