A self-hosted vulnerability management dashboard for the NTS-AEO-STEAM and NTS-AEO-ACCESS-ENG business units. Centralises CVE tracking, Ivanti host finding triage, AEO compliance posture, FP and Archer exception workflows, and internal documentation in a single interface.
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## Table of Contents
- [Overview](#overview)
- [Tech Stack](#tech-stack)
- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Running the Application](#running-the-application)
- [Running as systemd services (auto-start on reboot)](#running-as-systemd-services-auto-start-on-reboot)
- [Features](#features)
- [Authentication and User Groups](#authentication-and-user-groups)
- [Upgrading an Existing Deployment](#upgrading-an-existing-deployment)
- [Migrations](#migrations)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
---
## Overview
The STEAM Security Dashboard answers a common problem in vulnerability management: tracking which CVEs have been addressed, whether supporting vendor documentation exists, where each finding is in the remediation or exception workflow, and how the team's overall AEO compliance posture is trending week over week.
The application provides:
- A searchable, filterable CVE list with per-vendor tracking and document storage
- NVD API integration to auto-populate CVE metadata
- **Ivanti/RiskSense integration** — sync open host findings with live FP workflow tracking
- **Reporting page** with donut charts, advanced per-column filtering, inline editing, Ivanti Queue, and CSV/XLSX export
- **Ivanti Queue** — personal staging list for batch-processing FP, Archer, and CARD workflows
- **AEO Compliance page** — weekly xlsx upload, diff preview, per-team metric health cards, device-level violation tracking with notes history
- Python 3 with `python3-pandas` and `python3-openpyxl` apt packages (required for compliance xlsx parsing)
---
## Installation
### 1. Clone the repository
```bash
git clone <repo-url>
cd cve-dashboard
```
### 2. Install backend dependencies
```bash
npm install
```
### 3. Install frontend dependencies
```bash
cd frontend
npm install
```
### 4. Install Python dependencies
Install via apt — this is the correct approach on Ubuntu/Debian and mirrors the dev server setup:
```bash
apt install -y python3-pandas python3-openpyxl
```
> If apt packages are unavailable or you need a specific version, see `docs/python-venv-setup.md` for the venv fallback approach.
> A bulk notes import script (`import_notes_from_csv.py`) is also available in `backend/scripts/` for maintenance tasks like backfilling notes from a CSV. It uses only Python stdlib.
### 5. Configure environment variables
Create `backend/.env` — the server will refuse to start without `SESSION_SECRET`:
```bash
cd backend
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and set SESSION_SECRET to a random string:
# openssl rand -base64 32
```
See [Configuration](#configuration) for all available options.
The deploy script handles the full setup — starts the Postgres container, creates the schema, installs the `pg` dependency, migrates data from SQLite (if present), and builds the frontend:
This starts a PostgreSQL 16 container (`steam-postgres`) on port 5433 with a persistent Docker volume, then runs `backend/db-schema.sql` to create all tables, indexes, and views.
For manual setup or troubleshooting, the individual steps are:
```bash
docker compose up -d # Start Postgres container
node backend/setup-postgres.js # Run schema DDL
node backend/scripts/migrate-to-postgres.js # Migrate data from SQLite (if upgrading)
```
> **Existing deployments:** If upgrading from SQLite, the deploy script automatically runs the data migration. The original `backend/cve_database.db` file is preserved as a backup. See [Postgres Migration Plan](docs/guides/postgres-migration-plan.md) for full details.
**`DATABASE_URL` is required.** The backend connects to PostgreSQL via this connection string. Format: `postgresql://user:password@host:port/database`. The deploy script adds this automatically.
**`NODE_ENV` and the Secure cookie flag:** When `NODE_ENV=production`, session cookies are set with the `Secure` flag, which means the browser will only send them over HTTPS connections. If you are running the application over plain HTTP (no TLS/SSL), you **must** leave `NODE_ENV` unset or set it to `development` — otherwise login will succeed but every subsequent API request will return 401 because the browser silently drops the cookie. Only set `NODE_ENV=production` when the application is served behind HTTPS (e.g., via a reverse proxy with TLS termination).
### Frontend: `frontend/.env`
```env
REACT_APP_API_BASE=http://YOUR_IP:3001/api
REACT_APP_API_HOST=http://YOUR_IP:3001
```
Replace `YOUR_IP` with the machine's IP address or hostname. Use `localhost` for local-only access.
> **Important:** React caches environment variables at build/start time. After changing `frontend/.env`, fully restart the frontend process — a browser refresh alone is not sufficient.
Both scripts call `systemctl start` / `systemctl stop` on the `cve-backend` and `cve-frontend` services. The systemd units must be installed first — see [Running as systemd services](#running-as-systemd-services-auto-start-on-reboot) for setup.
### Running as systemd services (auto-start on reboot)
Two systemd unit files are installed to `/etc/systemd/system/` so the dashboard starts automatically when the server boots:
| Unit | What it runs |
|---|---|
| `cve-backend.service` | `node server.js` from `backend/` |
| `cve-frontend.service` | `npm start` from `frontend/` (waits for backend) |
Both services load their respective `.env` files, restart on failure (5-second delay), and append output to `backend/backend.log` and `frontend/frontend.log`.
**First-time setup** (if the units are not yet installed):
> The helper scripts (`start-servers.sh` / `stop-servers.sh`) are thin wrappers around `systemctl start` / `systemctl stop`. They require the systemd units to be installed and enabled as described above.
All routes require authentication. Four user groups are supported:
| Group | Permissions |
|---|---|
| `Admin` | Full CRUD on all resources, user management, audit log access, export all data, delete any resource regardless of ownership |
| `Standard_User` | View all data, create and edit resources, delete own resources (with state and compliance restrictions), basic export (CSV/XLSX) |
| `Leadership` | View all data, export reports/compliance/visualizations, no create/edit/delete |
| `Read_Only` | View all data only — no create, edit, delete, or export |
**Standard User delete restrictions:**
- Can only delete resources they created (`created_by` ownership check)
- Cannot delete findings marked as resolved or closed
- Cannot delete tickets linked to compliance reports
- CVE deletion triggers a cascade impact check — if any associated Archer or JIRA ticket is compliance-linked, deletion is blocked and requires Admin intervention
Sessions expire after 24 hours. Session tokens are stored in `httpOnly` cookies. Login is rate-limited to 20 attempts per 15-minute window.
**Migration from legacy roles:** The `add_user_groups.js` migration automatically maps existing users: `admin` → `Admin`, `editor` → `Standard_User`, `viewer` → `Read_Only`. Unrecognized or NULL roles default to `Read_Only`.
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### Home — CVE Management
The home page is the primary CVE research and tracking tool.
**CVE List**
- Search CVEs by keyword (matches CVE ID, vendor, description)
- Filter by vendor, severity (Critical / High / Medium / Low), and status
- Color-coded severity badges: Critical (red), High (amber), Medium (sky blue), Low (green)
- Paginated list view
**CVE Operations (Admin/Standard_User)**
- Add a new CVE entry — NVD auto-fill populates description, severity, and published date automatically
- Edit any field on an existing CVE entry
- Update status for all vendor rows matching a CVE ID in one click
- Delete a single vendor entry or all vendor entries for a CVE ID (ownership restrictions apply for Standard_User)
- The same CVE ID can be tracked across multiple vendors independently
- Auto-fill CVE description, severity, and published date from the NIST NVD API 2.0 when adding a new CVE
- Bulk NVD Sync (Admin/Standard_User): fetch updated metadata for all CVEs in the database in one operation
- CVSS severity cascade: v3.1 preferred, then v3.0, then v2.0
- Rate-limit aware: respects NVD's 5 req/30s unauthenticated limit; with `NVD_API_KEY` the limit increases to 50 req/30s
**Archer Ticket Quick Navigation**
- Archer EXC numbers shown on CVE rows
- Clicking an EXC badge navigates to the Reporting page pre-filtered to findings with that EXC number
**Calendar Widget**
- Shows current month with red dot indicators on dates where Ivanti findings are due
- Click a date to navigate to the Reporting page filtered to that due date
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### Reporting — Host Findings
The Reporting page is the core operational view for remediation tracking. It integrates with Ivanti/RiskSense to show all host findings for the configured business units.
#### Syncing Data
Click **Sync** (top right) to pull the latest findings from Ivanti. Sync requires Admin or Standard_User group. The sync:
1. Fetches all open host findings matching your BU filters and severity range (8.5–9.9 VRR)
2. Fetches the closed finding count separately
3. Sweeps closed findings to capture FP workflow states (including Approved FPs now closed)
**Inline editing:** Click a Host or DNS cell to override the Ivanti value. An amber dot (●) marks overridden cells; use the revert button (↻) to restore the original. Overrides survive re-syncs. Requires Admin or Standard_User group.
**CVE Tooltips:** Hover over any CVE badge in the table to see a tooltip with the CVE description and severity (if the CVE exists in the local database). Tooltips appear after a 300ms delay, are cached in memory for the session, and auto-position to stay within the viewport.
**Filtering:** Click ⊙ on any column header for multi-select filtering. The `— empty —` option filters to findings with no value in that column. Multiple filters are ANDed. The Action Coverage chart also acts as a filter.
**Column management:** Toggle visibility and drag to reorder via the **Columns** button. Order and visibility persist to `localStorage`.
**Row visibility:** Hide individual rows by clicking the `EyeOff` icon on any row, or select multiple rows via checkboxes and click **Hide Selected** in the bulk action toolbar. Hidden rows are excluded from the table, the Action Coverage chart, and exports. Use the **Hidden (N)** button in the toolbar to view and restore hidden rows individually or all at once. Hidden row state persists to `localStorage` across sessions. Row hiding is a personal view preference available to all user groups.
**Export:** Click **Export** to download the current filtered view as CSV or XLSX. Hidden rows and filtered rows are both excluded from exports. Requires Admin, Standard_User, or Leadership group.
---
### Ivanti Queue
A personal staging list for batch-processing FP, Archer, and CARD workflows without context-switching into Ivanti mid-review. Requires Admin or Standard_User group.
**Adding items:** Check the checkbox at the far left of any finding row. A popover appears:
- For **FP** and **Archer** items: enter the Vendor / Platform (e.g., "Juniper MX", "Cisco IOS-XE")
- For **CARD** items: no vendor entry required — the IP address is captured automatically
- Select the workflow type: **FP**, **Archer**, or **CARD**
- Click **Add to Queue** — the row checkbox turns solid blue
**Queue panel:** Click the **Queue** button (top right of Reporting page) to open the slide-out panel:
- **CARD** items appear at the top in their own section with the IP address displayed
- **FP and Archer** items are grouped alphabetically by vendor below
- Badges show workflow type: amber = FP, sky = Archer, green = CARD
**Working the queue:**
- Check the green checkbox on an item to mark it complete (strikethrough at reduced opacity)
- Delete individual items with the trash icon, or select multiple and use **Delete (N)**
- **Clear Completed** removes all marked-complete items at once
- **Create FP Workflow** — select pending FP items and click to open the FP Workflow modal, which submits a False Positive workflow batch directly to the Ivanti API with form fields, file attachments, and scope override. Attachments can be local file uploads or documents selected from the CVE document library — library documents are read from disk and sent to Ivanti identically to local uploads. Successful submission marks the queue items as complete and records the submission locally.
**Redirecting completed items:**
- Completed items show a redirect button (↱) next to the delete icon
- Click redirect to open a modal where you select the target workflow type (FP, Archer, or CARD) and vendor (required for FP/Archer)
- Redirecting creates a new pending queue item with the same finding data under the new workflow type — the original completed item is preserved
- This is useful when a CARD inventory fix is done but the finding still needs an FP or Archer workflow, or when an item was assigned to the wrong workflow initially
- Not every completed item needs a redirect — it's an optional action for items that require further processing
Queue items are stored in the database, are **personal to your login**, and persist across sessions and page refreshes.
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### Compliance — AEO Posture
The Compliance page tracks NTS-AEO team posture against the AEO compliance framework using weekly xlsx reports exported from the NTS_AEO reporting system.
#### Upload Workflow
Admin and Standard_User groups can upload a new compliance report via the **Upload Report** button:
1. Drop or browse for the `NTS_AEO_YYYY_MM_DD.xlsx` file
2. The backend extracts the xlsx schema and runs a **drift check** against the parser configuration (`compliance_config.json`). If structural drift is detected, a drift review phase is shown before the diff preview:
- **Breaking** findings (red) — missing core columns or detail sheets — block the upload until the config is updated
- **Silent-miss** findings (amber) — unknown metrics or sheets that will be miscategorised — warn but allow proceeding
- **Cosmetic** findings (muted) — new columns or stale config entries — informational only
- Admins can click **Reconcile Config** to auto-patch the parser configuration and re-run the check
3. If no breaking drift exists, the **diff preview** is shown — new violations, resolved items, and recurring items since the last upload
4. Click **Confirm Upload** to commit. The upload is recorded and the device table updates immediately.
The report date is extracted automatically from the filename.
**Upload rollback:** Admins can roll back the most recent upload via `POST /api/compliance/rollback/:uploadId`. Rolling back deletes new items introduced by that upload, re-activates items it resolved, and decrements seen counts on recurring items.
#### Metric Health Cards
Each AEO metric (e.g., `2.3.4i`, `5.2.4`) is shown as a health card displaying:
- Compliance percentage vs target
- Status: Meets/Exceeds Target · Within 15% of Target · Below 15% of Target
Click a card to filter the device table to only devices failing that metric.
#### Device Table
Shows all devices currently failing one or more metrics (Active tab) or previously resolved (Resolved tab). Columns: Hostname, IP Address, Type, Failing Metrics, Times Seen. Click a row to open the detail panel.
#### Detail Panel
A slide-out panel for a selected device showing:
- **Failing Metrics** — each metric with surfaced extra fields (CVEs, SLA status, due date, OS, EoL, Splunk last seen, MFA software)
- For **2.3.x vulnerability metrics**: the `Ivanti_Vulnerability_ID` is displayed with a **View in Reporting →** button that navigates directly to the Reporting page
- **Resolved Metrics** — previously failing metrics now back in compliance
- **History** — how many times the device has appeared on the report and since when
- **Notes** — timestamped notes per metric with a multi-metric selector if multiple metrics are failing. Notes can be deleted by the author or an Admin — deleting a multi-metric note removes it from all linked metrics. Requires Admin or Standard_User group.
Notes persist across uploads and are keyed to the device hostname and metric ID.
#### Teams
Only **STEAM** and **ACCESS-ENG** teams are tracked. The team selector at the top of the page switches context between them.
---
### Knowledge Base
A document library for internal reference material — policies, runbooks, vendor advisories, and process guides.
- Upload documents with a title, optional description, and category (Admin/Standard_User)
- View documents inline in the browser (PDFs render in a sandboxed iframe; Markdown files render as sanitized HTML)
- Download any document
- Filter and browse by category
- Admin can delete any article; Standard_User can delete articles they created
Bulk export tools for reports and data extracts. Available to Admin, Standard_User, and Leadership groups. Read_Only users cannot access the Exports page.
---
### Jira Tickets
A dedicated page for managing Jira Data Center tickets linked to CVE/vendor pairs. Accessible from the navigation drawer. Requires a configured Jira API connection (see [Configuration](#configuration)).
**Ticket list**
- View all tracked Jira tickets with status, CVE ID, vendor, summary, and Jira key
- Filter by status or search by keyword
- Click a Jira key to open the issue in Jira Data Center
**Jira API operations (Admin/Standard_User)**
- **Lookup** — search for any Jira issue by key and view its current status, assignee, and summary
- **Create in Jira** — create a new Jira issue directly from the dashboard with project key, issue type, summary, and description; the resulting ticket is automatically linked to a CVE/vendor pair in the local database
- **Sync** — refresh a single ticket's status and summary from Jira, or bulk-sync all tracked tickets via JQL search
- **Create / Edit / Delete** — manage local ticket records linking Jira keys to CVE/vendor pairs
**Vendor-specific issue types:** The Issue Type dropdown in the creation modal is context-aware. When the Project Key field matches a recognized vendor project key (e.g., `AA_VECIMA`, `AA_CISCO`, `AA_ADTRAN`), the dropdown switches to vendor-specific issue types (Epic, Story, Task, Defect, Production Defect/Incident Fix, New Feature, Spike, Release Candidate, Documentation). For all other project keys — including the default from `JIRA_PROJECT_KEY` — the dropdown shows STEAM issue types (Story, Epic, Program, Project, Reservation, Automation Maintenance). Matching is case-insensitive and trims whitespace. Changing the project key such that the context switches (STEAM to vendor or vice versa) resets the selected issue type. The same behavior applies when creating a Jira ticket from the Ivanti Queue. The list of recognized vendor project keys is defined in `VENDOR_PROJECT_KEYS` in `frontend/src/components/pages/JiraPage.js`.
**Connection test (Admin)** — verify Jira API credentials and connectivity from the page header.
**Rate limit monitoring (Admin)** — view current burst and daily rate limit usage against Charter's posted limits (60/minute burst, 1 440/day).
All Jira API calls are proxied through the backend. Credentials are never exposed to the browser. Rate limits are enforced client-side with inter-request delays (1s for GETs, 2s for writes). See `docs/jira-api-use-cases.md` for the full API compliance summary.
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### Archer Risk Acceptance Tickets
Track Archer exception tickets (EXC numbers) linked to specific CVE/vendor pairs.
- Optional Archer URL field for deep-linking to the Archer record
- Filter tickets by CVE ID, vendor, or status
- Clicking an EXC badge on the Home page navigates to the Reporting page pre-filtered to findings with that EXC number in their notes
- Admin/Standard_User can create, edit, and delete tickets (Standard_User delete subject to ownership and compliance linkage checks)
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### Admin Panel
The Admin Panel is a full-page, tabbed interface accessible only to Admin-group users. It replaces the previous inline modal rendering and follows the dashboard's dark tactical intelligence theme. Three tabs provide consolidated access to administrative functions:
**User Management** — the default tab. Displays a themed user table with group badges (Admin in red, Standard_User in accent blue, Leadership in amber, Read_Only in muted grey). Admins can create, edit, and delete users, change group assignments, and toggle active status — all through inline forms styled to match the dashboard. Admins cannot demote themselves or deactivate their own account. Deactivating a user immediately invalidates all their active sessions. All group changes are audit-logged with previous and new group values.
**Audit Log** — a paginated, filterable log table showing every state-changing action with timestamp, username, action type, entity type, entity ID, details, and IP address. Action types are colour-coded: login in green, delete in red, create in accent blue, update in amber. Filter by username, action type, entity type, and date range. Results are paginated at 25 per page.
**System Info** — stat cards showing total user count, active user count, total audit log entries, and users who logged in within the last 7 days. A "Recent Activity" section lists the 10 most recent audit log entries.
The `UserMenu` quick-access links ("Manage Users", "Audit Log") continue to open the existing modal components for fast access without navigating to the admin page.
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## Scripts
### `backend/scripts/parse_compliance_xlsx.py`
Called automatically by the compliance upload flow. Parses the NTS_AEO xlsx report and outputs structured JSON to stdout for consumption by the Node compliance route. Reads metric categories, core columns, and skip sheets from `compliance_config.json` (shared with the drift checker).
- Reads all detail sheets; skips sheets listed in `skip_sheets`
- Filters to rows where `Compliant == False`
- Extracts hostname, IP, device type, team, and metric ID per row
- Captures all non-core columns in `extra_json` (CVEs, SLA status, OS, EoL, Splunk, MFA, Ivanti_Vulnerability_ID, etc.)
- Parses `Summary` sheet for per-team metric health (compliance_pct, target, status)
- Extracts report date from the filename (`NTS_AEO_YYYY_MM_DD.xlsx`)
Called by the preview endpoint before parsing. Extracts the structural schema of an xlsx file as JSON — sheet names, first-row column headers per sheet, and unique metric values from the Summary sheet. The Node.js drift checker compares this schema against `compliance_config.json` to detect breaking, silent-miss, and cosmetic drift.
**Dependencies:** `openpyxl>=3.0.0`
### `backend/scripts/compliance_config.json`
Shared parser configuration file — the single source of truth for `metric_categories` (metric ID → category mapping), `core_cols` (columns that become main item fields), and `skip_sheets` (sheets excluded from parsing). Read by both `parse_compliance_xlsx.py` and the Node.js `driftChecker.js` module. Admins can auto-patch this file via the **Reconcile Config** button in the upload modal.
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## API Reference
All endpoints are prefixed with `/api`. All endpoints except `/api/auth/login` and `/api/auth/logout` require a valid session cookie. Group requirements are listed per endpoint.
### Auth
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| POST | `/api/auth/login` | Public | Log in, receive session cookie (rate-limited: 20/15min) |
| POST | `/api/auth/logout` | Public | Invalidate session |
| GET | `/api/auth/me` | Any | Get current user info (returns `group` field) |
| GET | `/api/cves` | Any | List CVEs; query params: `search`, `vendor`, `severity`, `status` |
| POST | `/api/cves` | Admin, Standard_User | Create a new CVE entry |
| PUT | `/api/cves/:id` | Admin, Standard_User | Update a CVE entry by row ID |
| PATCH | `/api/cves/:cveId/status` | Admin, Standard_User | Update status for all vendor rows matching a CVE ID |
| DELETE | `/api/cves/:id` | Admin, Standard_User | Delete a single CVE vendor entry (ownership + cascade check for Standard_User) |
| DELETE | `/api/cves/by-cve-id/:cveId` | Admin, Standard_User | Delete all vendor entries for a CVE ID (ownership + cascade check for Standard_User) |
| GET | `/api/cves/check/:cveId` | Any | Quick check: existence and status of a CVE |
| GET | `/api/cves/distinct-ids` | Any | All distinct CVE IDs (used by NVD sync) |
| GET | `/api/cves/:cveId/vendors` | Any | All vendor entries for a specific CVE ID |
| GET | `/api/cves/compliance` | Any | Document compliance status view |
| GET | `/api/cves/:cveId/tooltip` | Any | Get CVE description and severity for tooltip display (truncated to 300 chars) |
### Documents
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/cves/:cveId/documents` | Any | List documents for a CVE; optional `?vendor=` filter |
| POST | `/api/cves/:cveId/documents` | Admin, Standard_User | Upload a document for a CVE/vendor pair |
| DELETE | `/api/documents/:id` | Admin | Delete a document and its file from disk |
### NVD
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/nvd/lookup/:cveId` | Any | Look up a single CVE in the NVD 2.0 API |
| POST | `/api/cves/nvd-sync` | Admin, Standard_User | Bulk update CVE metadata from NVD |
### JIRA Tickets
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/jira-tickets` | Any | List tickets; optional filters: `cve_id`, `vendor`, `status` |
| POST | `/api/jira-tickets` | Admin, Standard_User | Create a JIRA ticket |
| PUT | `/api/jira-tickets/:id` | Admin, Standard_User | Update a JIRA ticket |
| DELETE | `/api/jira-tickets/:id` | Admin, Standard_User | Delete a JIRA ticket (ownership + compliance check for Standard_User) |
| GET | `/api/jira-tickets/connection-test` | Admin | Test Jira API connectivity and credentials |
| GET | `/api/jira-tickets/rate-limit` | Admin | Get current burst and daily rate limit usage |
| GET | `/api/jira-tickets/lookup/:issueKey` | Any | Look up a single Jira issue by key |
| POST | `/api/jira-tickets/search` | Any | JQL search for Jira issues |
| POST | `/api/jira-tickets/create-in-jira` | Admin, Standard_User | Create an issue in Jira and link it locally |
| POST | `/api/jira-tickets/sync-all` | Admin | Bulk-sync all tracked tickets via JQL |
| POST | `/api/jira-tickets/:id/sync` | Admin, Standard_User | Sync a single ticket's status from Jira |
### Ivanti — Host Findings
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/ivanti/findings` | Any | Get cached findings with notes and overrides merged in |
| POST | `/api/ivanti/findings/sync` | Admin, Standard_User | Trigger an immediate findings sync from Ivanti |
| GET | `/api/ivanti/findings/counts` | Any | Open vs closed finding totals |
| GET | `/api/ivanti/findings/fp-workflow-counts` | Any | FP workflow state breakdown |
| PUT | `/api/ivanti/findings/:findingId/override` | Admin, Standard_User | Override `hostName` or `dns`; empty value clears the override |
| PUT | `/api/ivanti/findings/:findingId/note` | Admin, Standard_User | Save or update a finding note (max 255 chars) |
### Ivanti — Workflows
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/ivanti/workflows` | Any | Get cached workflow data |
| POST | `/api/ivanti/workflows/sync` | Admin, Standard_User | Trigger an immediate workflow sync |
### Ivanti — FP Workflow Submission
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/ivanti/fp-workflow/documents/search` | Any | Search the CVE document library by name, CVE ID, or vendor; returns up to 50 matches |
| POST | `/api/ivanti/fp-workflow` | Admin, Standard_User | Submit an FP workflow batch to Ivanti API (multipart/form-data with local attachments and/or `libraryDocIds`) |
| GET | `/api/ivanti/fp-workflow/submissions` | Any | List FP submissions for the current user |
| PUT | `/api/ivanti/fp-workflow/submissions/:id` | Admin, Standard_User | Update an FP submission (edit form fields) |
| POST | `/api/ivanti/fp-workflow/submissions/:id/findings` | Admin, Standard_User | Add or remove findings on an existing submission |
| POST | `/api/ivanti/fp-workflow/submissions/:id/attachments` | Admin, Standard_User | Upload additional attachments (local files and/or `libraryDocIds`) to an existing submission |
| POST | `/api/ivanti/fp-workflow/submissions/:id/requeue` | Admin, Standard_User | Re-queue findings from a rejected submission into the todo queue under a new workflow type |
| GET | `/api/ivanti/archive` | Any | Get finding archive data for severity score drift tracking |
### Compliance
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| POST | `/api/compliance/preview` | Admin, Standard_User | Parse an xlsx upload, run drift check, and return drift report + diff + temp file path |
| POST | `/api/compliance/commit` | Admin, Standard_User | Commit a previewed upload to the database |
| POST | `/api/compliance/reconcile-config` | Admin | Auto-patch `compliance_config.json` to resolve breaking and silent-miss drift findings |
| POST | `/api/compliance/rollback/:uploadId` | Admin | Roll back the most recent upload (deletes new items, re-activates resolved items) |
| GET | `/api/compliance/uploads` | Any | List all compliance upload records |
| GET | `/api/compliance/summary` | Any | Metric health summary; `?team=STEAM` |
| GET | `/api/compliance/items` | Any | Device list; `?team=STEAM&status=active` |
| GET | `/api/compliance/items/:hostname` | Any | Full detail for a device (metrics + notes) |
| GET | `/api/compliance/notes/:hostname/:metricId` | Any | Notes for a specific hostname/metric |
| POST | `/api/compliance/notes` | Admin, Standard_User | Add a note for a hostname/metric; accepts `metric_ids` array for multi-metric notes |
| DELETE | `/api/compliance/notes/:id` | Admin, Standard_User | Delete a note by ID; `?group=true` deletes all notes sharing the same `group_id`. Author or Admin only. |
### Knowledge Base
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| POST | `/api/knowledge-base/upload` | Admin, Standard_User | Upload a new knowledge base document |
| GET | `/api/knowledge-base` | Any | List all articles |
| GET | `/api/knowledge-base/:id` | Any | Get article metadata |
| GET | `/api/knowledge-base/:id/content` | Any | Get file content for inline display |
| GET | `/api/knowledge-base/:id/download` | Any | Download the file |
| DELETE | `/api/knowledge-base/:id` | Admin, Standard_User | Delete article and file (Standard_User: own articles only) |
### Archer Tickets
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/archer-tickets` | Any | List tickets; optional filters: `cve_id`, `vendor`, `status` |
| GET | `/api/archer-tickets/status-trend` | Any | Ticket counts by date and status for pipeline chart |
| POST | `/api/archer-tickets` | Admin, Standard_User | Create a new Archer ticket |
| PUT | `/api/archer-tickets/:id` | Admin, Standard_User | Update an Archer ticket |
| DELETE | `/api/archer-tickets/:id` | Admin, Standard_User | Delete an Archer ticket (ownership + compliance check for Standard_User) |
### Users (Admin only)
| Method | Path | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/users` | Admin | List all users |
| GET | `/api/users/:id` | Admin | Get a single user |
| POST | `/api/users` | Admin | Create a user |
| PATCH | `/api/users/:id` | Admin | Update a user |
| DELETE | `/api/users/:id` | Admin | Delete a user |
All tables are defined in `backend/db-schema.sql` and created by `setup-postgres.js`. The database runs in a PostgreSQL 16 Docker container (`steam-postgres`) on port 5433.
**`knowledge_base`** — Document library entries with title, slug, category, description, file metadata, and `created_by`.
**`archer_tickets`** — Archer EXC exception tickets linked to CVE/vendor pairs. `UNIQUE(exc_number)`. Includes `created_by` for ownership tracking. Foreign key to `cves(cve_id, vendor)` with `ON DELETE CASCADE`.
**`jira_tickets`** — JIRA tickets linked to CVE/vendor pairs. Includes `created_by`. Foreign key to `cves(cve_id, vendor)` with `ON DELETE CASCADE`.
**`ivanti_sync_state`** — Single-row cache for Ivanti workflow batch data.
**`ivanti_findings`** — One row per Ivanti host finding. Indexed on `state`, `bu_ownership`, `severity`, and `(state, bu_ownership)`. Replaces the old single-row JSON blob with queryable individual rows. Includes `state` (`open`/`closed`), `workflow_id`, `workflow_state`, `note`, and `override_host_name`/`override_dns` columns.
**`ivanti_finding_overrides`** — Editor-applied overrides for `hostName` and `dns` fields. `UNIQUE(finding_id, field)`.
**`ivanti_todo_queue`** — Personal per-user queue of findings staged for FP, Archer, or CARD processing. Keyed by `(user_id, finding_id)`. Completed items can be redirected to a different workflow type via `POST /:id/redirect`, which creates a new pending item preserving the original finding data.
**`ivanti_fp_submissions`** — Record of FP workflow submissions to the Ivanti API. Tracks user, workflow batch ID, form fields, finding IDs, queue item IDs, attachment results, and submission status (success/partial/failed). Rejected submissions can be dismissed (`dismissed_at`) or re-queued to the todo queue under a different workflow type (`requeued_at`).
**`compliance_uploads`** — Record of each compliance xlsx upload: filename, report date, uploader, timestamp, and new/resolved/recurring counts.
**`compliance_items`** — One row per device/metric violation. Tracks hostname, IP, device type, team, metric ID, category, `extra_json` (all non-core xlsx columns), status (active/resolved), first seen upload, and times seen. Identity key: `(hostname, metric_id)`.
**`compliance_notes`** — Timestamped notes per hostname/metric. Multiple notes per combination are supported. `group_id` column links notes created in the same multi-metric submission. Foreign-key linked to compliance items.
### View
**`cve_document_status`** — Aggregates document counts per CVE/vendor and derives a `compliance_status` (`Complete` when an advisory is present, otherwise `Missing Required Docs`).
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## Security Model
### Authentication
- Cookie-based sessions with `httpOnly: true`, `sameSite: lax`, `secure: true` (in production)
- Sessions expire after 24 hours
- Login rate-limited to 20 attempts per 15-minute window via `express-rate-limit`
-`SESSION_SECRET` is required — server refuses to start without it
### Group-based access control
Four groups with distinct permission boundaries enforced server-side via `requireGroup` middleware:
Standard_User delete restrictions are enforced at the API level: ownership check, finding state check, compliance linkage check, and cascade impact check for CVEs.
### File upload security
- Extension allowlist enforced by Multer; executables (`.exe`, `.js`, `.sh`, `.py`, `.bat`, etc.) are blocked
- MIME type prefix validation in addition to extension checking
- 10 MB per-file size limit
- Filenames are sanitized: path separators, `..` sequences, null bytes, and non-alphanumeric characters are removed
- Content-Disposition headers sanitize filenames to prevent header injection
### Path traversal prevention
-`sanitizePathSegment()` strips `/`, `\`, `..`, and null bytes from any value used in `path.join()`
-`isPathWithinUploads()` verifies resolved paths stay within the uploads root before any file operation
### Content security
- Knowledge base PDF iframe uses `sandbox="allow-same-origin"` to prevent script execution
- Markdown rendering uses `rehype-sanitize` to strip dangerous HTML
- CSP `frame-ancestors` header derived from `CORS_ORIGINS` environment variable
### Input validation
- CVE ID must match `/^CVE-\d{4}-\d{4,}$/`
- Severity must be one of: `Critical`, `High`, `Medium`, `Low`
- Status must be one of: `Open`, `Addressed`, `In Progress`, `Resolved`
- Archer EXC numbers must match `/^EXC-\d+$/`
- Finding override field must be one of: `hostName`, `dns`
- User group validated against: `Admin`, `Standard_User`, `Leadership`, `Read_Only` (enforced by DB triggers and app-level validation)
- Hostname format validated with `/^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$/` in compliance notes
> **Migrating from SQLite:** If this is the first upgrade after the Postgres migration, run `scripts/deploy-postgres.sh` instead of the manual steps above. It handles the full cutover including data migration. See [Postgres Migration Plan](docs/guides/postgres-migration-plan.md) for details.
> **Do not re-run `node setup.js`** on an existing deployment. The legacy SQLite setup script is retained for reference only. Use `setup-postgres.js` for schema initialization.
> **NODE_ENV reminder:** If you are running over plain HTTP (no TLS), make sure `NODE_ENV` is **not** set to `production` in `backend/.env`. See [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) for details.
> **Note:** The migration scripts in `backend/migrations/` are legacy SQLite migrations. They are not needed for PostgreSQL deployments — the complete schema is defined in `backend/db-schema.sql` and applied by `setup-postgres.js`. These scripts are retained for reference and for any remaining SQLite-based environments.
For deployments still on SQLite, run them in the listed order. All are idempotent and safe to re-run.
For deployments upgrading from an older schema, the following legacy migration scripts are also available in `backend/`:
-`migrate_multivendor.js` — Adds multi-vendor support to an older single-vendor schema
-`migrate-audit-log.js` — Adds the `audit_logs` table to pre-auth deployments
-`migrate-to-1.1.js` — General 1.0 → 1.1 schema update
> Several columns (`fp_workflow_counts_json`, `fp_id_counts_json`, `seen_count`, `summary_json`) are added automatically via idempotent `ALTER TABLE` statements each time the server starts. No manual re-run is needed.
---
## Troubleshooting
### Login succeeds but all pages show "Error Loading" / 401 Unauthorized
**Symptom:** You can log in successfully, but the dashboard shows "Error Loading CVEs", "Failed to fetch", and the browser console shows 401 on every API call.
**Cause:** The session cookie has the `Secure` flag set (because `NODE_ENV=production` in `backend/.env`), but the application is being accessed over plain HTTP. Browsers silently refuse to send `Secure` cookies over non-HTTPS connections, so every request after login arrives without a session cookie.
**Fix:** Either:
1. Remove `NODE_ENV=production` from `backend/.env` (or set it to `development`) and restart the backend, **or**
2. Set up HTTPS (e.g., via nginx reverse proxy with TLS termination) and access the app over `https://`
### Login fails with "Too many login attempts"
**Cause:** The login endpoint is rate-limited to 20 attempts per 15-minute window. Wait 15 minutes or restart the backend to reset the counter.
### Server refuses to start: "SESSION_SECRET environment variable must be set"
**Fix:** Add a `SESSION_SECRET` to `backend/.env`:
