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10-16-2023 09:02 AM
Tenable:https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/146571
Attributes values are fetched from tenable website, i wish fetch one more field "Severity". How to do this?
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10-16-2023 10:51 AM
Ok. I didnt find any documentation about severity via API.
If you dont fine any solution, you may need to use the logic provided here to calculate severity based on cvssv3 score.
https://docs.tenable.com/nessus/Content/RiskMetrics.htm
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10-16-2023 09:20 AM
I think risk_factor in your JSON is the Severity on the form
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10-16-2023 10:08 AM - edited 10-16-2023 10:09 AM
HI Sanjiv,
No, Risk factor field is different
NOte: Risk factor value is not always same as Severity field value, so i want to retrieve severity field ony
How can i retrieve severity field value? please suggest

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10-16-2023 10:51 AM
Ok. I didnt find any documentation about severity via API.
If you dont fine any solution, you may need to use the logic provided here to calculate severity based on cvssv3 score.
https://docs.tenable.com/nessus/Content/RiskMetrics.htm
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10-19-2023 01:34 AM
Thanks Sanjiv