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Integrating Invicti Enterprise with Slack

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

Slack is a team messaging system that enables enterprise teams to communicate across a series of dedicated project or department channels via messaging and calls.

Invicti Enterprise can let your teams be notified about vulnerabilities identified in your web application if you integrate Invicti Enterprise with Slack.

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

Slack fields​

This table lists and explains the Slack Fields on the New Slack Integration page.

Button/Section/FieldDescription
NameThis is the name of the configuration that will be shown elsewhere.
MandatoryThis section contains fields that must be completed.
Webhook URLThis is the webhook URL to which issues are sent.
Title FormatThis is the string format that is used to create the vulnerability title.

How to integrate Invicti Enterprise with Slack​

There are two steps to integrate Invicti Enterprise with Slack.

  1. Create a webhook URL on Slack for integration
  2. Add the webhook URL to Invicti Enterprise to integrate with Slack

Prerequisite​

Administrator permission is required to create an app on Slack

important

You must have administrator permissions in your Slack workspace to create apps and configure incoming webhooks.

Step 1. Creating a webhook URL on Slack for integration​

  1. Go to Sending messages using Incoming Webhooks and scroll down to the Create a Slack app section.
Creating Slack app from scratch
  1. Select Create your Slack app.
  2. From the Create an app pop-up, select From scratch.
Creating Slack app from scratch
  1. In the App Name field, enter an app name.
Creating Slack app from scratch
  1. From the Pick a workspace to develop your app in drop-down, select a workspace. (If you are not currently signed in to the Slack workspace you want to integrate, select Sign in to another workspace from the drop-down.)
  2. Select Create App.
  3. In the Basic Information page, select Incoming Webhook.
Slack incoming webhook configuration

  1. Switch the Activate Incoming Web Hooks status to 'On'.

  2. Select Add New Webhook to Workspace.

  3. From the What will [Test] be able to view? drop-down, you can select an option.

  4. From the Where should test post?, select the channel or contacts you want to connect to on the next page.

  5. Select Allow. A webhook URL specific to your link will be created.

  6. In the Webhook URL field, select Copy. (You need this URL in the 2nd step.)

tip

Keep your webhook URL secure as it provides direct access to post messages in your Slack channel. Store it safely for use in Invicti Enterprise configuration.

Step 2. Adding the webhook URL to Invicti Enterprise to integrate with Slack​

  1. Log in to Invicti Enterprise.
  2. From the main menu, select Integration > New Integration.
  3. From the Communication section, select Slack.
Slack integration in Invicti Enterprise
  1. Copy and paste the WebHook URL you created in Slack into the WebHook URL field in Invicti.
  2. Select Create Sample Issue to confirm that Invicti can connect to the configured system and create a sample issue.
Creating sample issue in Slack integration
  1. Select Save to save the integration.
note

Test the integration by creating a sample issue to ensure that the webhook URL is correctly configured and that messages can be sent to your Slack channel.

How to export reported vulnerabilities to projects in Slack​

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

Automatic Notifications​

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).

From the Issues Window​

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 > Slack.
Sending issues to Slack from Issues window

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

From the Recent Scans Window​

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 > Slack.
Sending issues to Slack from Recent Scans
important

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

Need help?​

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