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The Issues page displays all security vulnerabilities found in your code. Review findings, mark false positives, and track remediation progress.

Issues Overview

Security issues are sorted by severity:
SeverityDescription
CriticalImmediate exploitation risk, requires urgent attention
HighSerious vulnerability that should be fixed soon
MediumModerate risk, plan to address
LowMinor security weakness
InformativeSecurity best practice suggestion

Viewing Issues

The issue list shows:
  • Severity - Color-coded severity level
  • Title - Brief description of the vulnerability
  • Category - Security category (XSS, SQLi, etc.)
  • File - Location in your codebase
  • Repository - Source repository
  • Status - Open, Ignored, or Closed

Issue Details

Click any issue to see:
  • Full Description - Detailed explanation of the vulnerability
  • Code Snippet - Highlighted vulnerable code with line numbers
  • Remediation - Suggested fix or mitigation
  • Context - Repository, branch, and file path
  • AI Analysis - Vidoc’s reasoning for flagging this issue

Filtering Issues

Use filters to find specific issues:
  • Severity - Filter by Critical, High, Medium, Low, Informative
  • Status - Open, Ignored, Closed
  • Repository - Specific repository
  • Branch - Git branch
  • Category - Security category (XSS, SQL Injection, etc.)
  • File path - Search by file path pattern

Managing Issues

Mark as Fixed

When you’ve remediated a vulnerability:
  1. Click “Mark as Fixed”
  2. The issue moves to Closed status
  3. If the vulnerability reappears, it will be reopened automatically

Ignore an Issue

For false positives or accepted risks:
  1. Click “Ignore”
  2. Provide a reason (required)
  3. Vidoc creates a learning to avoid similar false positives
Write clear, specific reasons when ignoring issues. This helps Vidoc learn your codebase patterns and improves future scan accuracy.

Reopen an Issue

To reactivate a closed or ignored issue:
  1. Filter to show Closed or Ignored issues
  2. Click “Reopen” on the issue
  3. The issue returns to Open status

Bulk Actions

Select multiple issues to perform bulk operations:
  1. Check the boxes next to issues
  2. Use the bulk action dropdown:
    • Mark as Fixed - Close selected issues
    • Ignore - Ignore with a shared reason
    • Reopen - Reactivate selected issues

Ask AI

For complex security issues, use the AI assistant:
  1. Click “Ask AI” on any issue
  2. Ask questions about:
    • How the vulnerability could be exploited
    • Recommended remediation approaches
    • Impact assessment
See AI Chat for more on the AI assistant.

Issue Lifecycle