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diff --git a/doc/user/application_security/index.md b/doc/user/application_security/index.md index 679847b76d7..83ea0ea3386 100644 --- a/doc/user/application_security/index.md +++ b/doc/user/application_security/index.md @@ -1,23 +1,59 @@ -# GitLab Secure **[ULTIMATE]** +--- +type: reference, howto +--- -Check your application for security vulnerabilities that may lead to unauthorized access, -data leaks, and denial of services. GitLab will perform static and dynamic tests on the -code of your application, looking for known flaws and report them in the merge request -so you can fix them before merging. Security teams can use dashboards to get a -high-level view on projects and groups, and start remediation processes when needed. +# GitLab Secure **(ULTIMATE)** + +Check your application for security vulnerabilities that may lead to +unauthorized access, data leaks, and denial of services. + +GitLab will perform static and dynamic tests on the code of your application, +looking for known flaws and report them in the merge request so you can fix +them before merging. + +Security teams can use dashboards to get a high-level view on projects and +groups, and start remediation processes when needed. + +<i class="fa fa-youtube-play youtube" aria-hidden="true"></i> +For an overview of application security with GitLab, see +[Security Deep Dive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4vEJnGYy84). ## Security scanning tools GitLab can scan and report any vulnerabilities found in your project. -| Secure scanning tools | Description | +| Secure scanning tool | Description | |:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| -| [Container Scanning](container_scanning/index.md) **[ULTIMATE]** | Scan Docker containers for known vulnerabilities. | -| [Dependency Scanning](dependency_scanning/index.md) **[ULTIMATE]** | Analyze your dependencies for known vulnerabilities. | -| [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](dast/index.md) **[ULTIMATE]** | Analyze running web applications for known vulnerabilities. | -| [License Management](license_management/index.md) **[ULTIMATE]** | Search your project's dependencies for their licenses. | -| [Security Dashboard](security_dashboard/index.md) **[ULTIMATE]** | View vulnerabilities in all your projects and groups. | -| [Static Application Security Testing (SAST)](sast/index.md) **[ULTIMATE]** | Analyze source code for known vulnerabilities. | +| [Container Scanning](container_scanning/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Scan Docker containers for known vulnerabilities. | +| [Dependency List](dependency_list/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | View your project's dependencies and their known vulnerabilities. | +| [Dependency Scanning](dependency_scanning/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Analyze your dependencies for known vulnerabilities. | +| [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](dast/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Analyze running web applications for known vulnerabilities. | +| [License Management](license_management/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Search your project's dependencies for their licenses. | +| [Security Dashboard](security_dashboard/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | View vulnerabilities in all your projects and groups. | +| [Static Application Security Testing (SAST)](sast/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Analyze source code for known vulnerabilities. | + +## Maintenance and update of the vulnerabilities database + +The various scanning tools and the vulnerabilities database are updated regularly. + +| Secure scanning tool | Vulnerabilities database updates | +|:-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| +| [Container Scanning](container_scanning/index.md) | Uses `clair` underneath and the latest `clair-db` version is used for each job run by running the [`latest` docker image tag](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/438a0a56dc0882f22bdd82e700554525f552d91b/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/Container-Scanning.gitlab-ci.yml#L37). The `clair-db` database [is updated daily according to the author](https://github.com/arminc/clair-local-scan#clair-server-or-local). | +| [Dependency Scanning](dependency_scanning/index.md) | Relies on `bundler-audit` (for Rubygems), `retire.js` (for NPM packages) and `gemnasium` (GitLab's own tool for all libraries). `bundler-audit` and `retire.js` both fetch their vulnerabilities data from GitHub repositories, so vulnerabilities added to `ruby-advisory-db` and `retire.js` are immediately available. The tools themselves are updated once per month if there's a new version. The [Gemnasium DB](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security-products/gemnasium-db) is updated at least once a week. | +| [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](dast/index.md) | Updated weekly on Sundays. The underlying tool, `zaproxy`, downloads fresh rules at startup. | +| [Static Application Security Testing (SAST)](sast/index.md) | Relies exclusively on [the tools GitLab is wrapping](sast/index.md#supported-languages-and-frameworks). The underlying analyzers are updated at least once per month if a relevant update is available. The vulnerabilities database is updated by the upstream tools. | + +You don't have to update GitLab to benefit from the latest vulnerabilities definitions, +but you may have to in the future. + +The security tools are released as Docker images, and the vendored job definitions +to enable them are using the `x-y-stable` image tags that get overridden each time a new +release of the tools is pushed. The Docker images are updated to match the +previous GitLab releases, so they automatically get the latest versions of the +scanning tools without the user having to do anything. + +This workflow comes with some drawbacks and there's a +[plan to change this](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/9725). ## Interacting with the vulnerabilities @@ -31,7 +67,7 @@ Each security vulnerability in the merge request report or the entry, a detailed information will pop up with different possible options: - [Dismiss vulnerability](#dismissing-a-vulnerability): Dismissing a vulnerability - will place a <s>strikethrough</s> styling on it. + will place a ~~strikethrough~~ styling on it. - [Create issue](#creating-an-issue-for-a-vulnerability): The new issue will have the title and description pre-populated with the information from the vulnerability report and will be created as [confidential](../project/issues/confidential_issues.md) by default. @@ -92,16 +128,16 @@ generated by GitLab. To apply the fix: 1. Click on the vulnerability. 1. Download and review the patch file `remediation.patch`. -2. Ensure your local project has the same commit checked out that was used to generate the patch. -3. Run `git apply remediation.patch`. -4. Verify and commit the changes to your branch. +1. Ensure your local project has the same commit checked out that was used to generate the patch. +1. Run `git apply remediation.patch`. +1. Verify and commit the changes to your branch.  #### Creating a merge request from a vulnerability > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/9224) in - [GitLab Ultimate](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing) 11.9. +> [GitLab Ultimate](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing) 11.9. In certain cases, GitLab will allow you to create a merge request that will automatically remediate the vulnerability. Any vulnerability that has a @@ -112,3 +148,47 @@ If this action is available there will be a **Create merge request** button in t Clicking on this button will create a merge request to apply the solution onto the source branch.  + +## Security approvals in merge requests **(ULTIMATE)** + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/9928) in [GitLab Ultimate](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing) 12.2. + +Merge Request Approvals can be configured to require approval from a member +of your security team when a vulnerability would be introduced by a merge request. + +This threshold is defined as `high`, `critical`, or `unknown` +severity. When any vulnerabilities are present within a merge request, an +approval will be required from the `Vulnerability-Check` approver group. + +### Enabling Security Approvals within a project + +To enable Security Approvals, a [project approval rule](../project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md#multiple-approval-rules-premium) +must be created with the case-sensitive name `Vulnerability-Check`. This approval +group must be set with an "Approvals required" count greater than zero. + +Once this group has been added to your project, the approval rule will be enabled +for all Merge Requests. + +Any code changes made will cause the count of approvals required to reset. + +An approval will be required when a security report: + +- Contains a new vulnerability of `high`, `critical`, or `unknown` severity. +- Is not generated during pipeline execution. + +An approval will be optional when a security report: + +- Contains no new vulnerabilities. +- Contains only new vulnerabilities of `low` or `medium` severity. + +<!-- ## Troubleshooting + +Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues +one might have when setting this up, or when something is changed, or on upgrading, it's +important to describe those, too. 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