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Integrating Invicti Enterprise with Redmine

This document is for:
Invicti Enterprise On-Demand, Invicti Enterprise On-Premises

Redmine is an issue tracking system that is part of a larger, flexible project management web application. It is free and open source, cross-platform and cross-database. Redmine is written using the Ruby on Rails framework.

This document explains how to configure Invicti Enterprise to send a detected vulnerability to Redmine.

For further information, see What Systems Does Invicti Integrate With?.

Redmine Fields

This table lists and explains the Redmine fields in the New Redmine Integration window.

Button/Section/FieldDescription
NameThis is the name of the configuration that will be shown elsewhere
MandatoryThis section contains fields that must be completed
URLThis is the Redmine instance URL
Api Access KeyThis is the API Access Key for authentication
ProjectThis is the project identifier in which to create an issue
Priority IdThis is the priority identifier
Title FormatThis is the string format that is used to create the vulnerability title
OptionalThis section contains optional fields
Tracker IdThis is the tracker identifier
Status IdThis is the status identifier
Category IdThis is the category identifier
Assignee IdThis is the assignee identifier
Due DaysThis is the number of days between the date the issue was created to the date it's due
Is PrivateThis indicates whether the issue is accessible only to the assignee
Custom FieldsThis section contains user-defined custom fields
New Custom FieldSelect to create a new custom field
NameEnter a name for the new custom field
ValueEnter a value for the new custom field
DropdownSelect the drop-down to change the input type. The options are: Text, Password, Textarea, File upload, Complex
Create Sample IssueOnce all relevant fields have been configured, select to create a sample issue

How to Integrate Invicti Enterprise with Redmine

  1. Log in to Invicti Enterprise.

  2. From the main menu, select Integrations > New Integration.

  3. From the Issue Tracking Systems section, select Redmine.

Redmine selection from issue tracking systems integration options
  1. In the Name field, enter a name for the integration.

  2. In the Mandatory section, complete the connection details:

    • Name (The name must be unique)
    • URL (Redmine Server)
    • Api Access Key
    • Project
    • Priority Id
    • Title Format
  3. Open Redmine.

  4. From the main menu, select Projects, then select the relevant project from the list.

  5. Select Settings, then Information. The Information tab is displayed, showing the Identifier.

Redmine project information tab showing project identifier for integration setup
  1. Copy the Identifier value from Redmine and paste it into Project field in Invicti Enterprise.
  2. In Redmine, select Administration, then Enumerations. The Enumerations window is displayed.
Redmine enumerations administration page showing priority configurations
  1. Select the priority name to find the Identifier value displayed in the URL in the browser bar. Then copy the value and paste into the Priority field in Invicti Enterprise.
  2. Copy the Priority value from Redmine and paste it into the Priority field Invicti Enterprise.
  3. In Redmine, select Administration. The Administration window is displayed.
Redmine administration interface showing tracker and status configuration options
  1. Copy the values from the Tracker ID and Status ID fields.
  2. In Invicti Enterprise, in the Optional section, paste the values into the Tracker ID and Status ID fields.
  3. In Redmine, select Settings, then Edit for a category. The Category identifier is displayed as the URL in the browser's address bar. (The Category ID is the URL.)
Redmine category settings showing category identifier in browser URL
  1. Copy the Category ID value.

  2. In Invicti Enterprise, in the Optional section, paste the value into the Category ID field.

  3. Complete the Assignee ID, Due Days and Is Private fields.

  4. If required, select New Custom Field. Two fields are displayed: Name and Value.

  5. In the Name field, enter a name for the value containing the custom field identifier.

  6. In the Value field, enter a value for the new custom field identifier.

  7. Select Create Sample Issue to confirm that Invicti Enterprise can connect to the configured system and create a sample issue. A confirmation message is displayed to confirm that the sample issue has been successfully created.

  8. In the confirmation message, select the Issue number link to open the issue in your default browser.

  9. If Redmine integration is not configured correctly, Invicti Enterprise will correctly route the following descriptive error messages to you. Sample error messages may be displayed as illustrated:

    • If the URL or API Access Key was entered incorrectly
    • If the Priority was entered incorrectly
Redmine integration error messages showing URL, API key, and priority configuration issues
Redmine integration error messages showing URL, API key, and priority configuration issues
  1. Select Save to save the integration.

How to Export Reported Vulnerabilities to Projects in Redmine

There are several ways to send issues to Redmine with Invicti Enterprise:

Automatic Notification Configuration

Once notifications have been configured, you can configure Invicti Enterprise to automatically send vulnerabilities after scanning has been completed (see How to Configure a Notification to Report Vulnerabilities to an Issue Tracking System).

Send from Issues Page

You can send one or more issues from the Issues window:

  • You must have Manage Issue permission.
  • From the main menu, select Issues, then All Issues.
  • From the Issues page, select one or more issues you want to send.
  • Select Send To > Redmine.

A pop-up is displayed, with a link to the issue you have sent to Redmine. If there is an error, this information will be displayed instead.

Send from Recent Scans Page

You can send an issue from the Recent Scans window:

  • From the main menu, select Scans > Recent Scans.
  • Next to the relevant scan, select Report.
  • Scroll down to the Technical Report section.
  • From the list of detected vulnerabilities, select an issue and display its details.
  • Select Send To > Redmine.
warning

If you have previously submitted this vulnerability to Redmine, it will already be accessible. You cannot submit the same issue twice.

View Issues in Redmine

If you view opened problem logs in Redmine, they look like this.

Redmine interface showing opened vulnerability issues from Invicti Enterprise

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