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Use Trivy vulnerability scanner in offline mode to detect CVEs in npm dependencies and generate structured JSON reports.
Use Trivy vulnerability scanner in offline mode to detect CVEs in npm dependencies and generate structured JSON reports.
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Trivy is a simple, comprehensive vulnerability scanner that can analyze npm package-lock.json files for known security vulnerabilities. It works offline with a local vulnerability database.
# Install Trivy
apt-get update && apt-get install -y trivy
# Verify installation
trivy --version
Trivy requires a vulnerability database. For offline mode:
# Download the vulnerability database
trivy image download-db --severity HIGH,CRITICAL
# Or let Trivy auto-download on first use
trivy config /root/package-lock.json
trivy config /root/package-lock.json \
--format json \
--output results.json \
--severity HIGH,CRITICAL
--format json: Output JSON format (best for parsing)--severity HIGH,CRITICAL: Only HIGH and CRITICAL vulnerabilities--output file.json: Write to file--offline-db: Use offline database if downloaded--skip-update: Skip database update (offline mode)Trivy JSON output contains:
{
"Results": [
{
"Target": "package-lock.json",
"Type": "npm",
"Misconfigurations": null,
"Vulnerabilities": [
{
"VulnerabilityID": "CVE-2021-12345",
"PkgName": "lodash",
"InstalledVersion": "4.17.20",
"FixedVersion": "4.17.21",
"Severity": "HIGH",
"Title": "Prototype pollution",
"Description": "...",
"References": ["https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-12345"]
}
]
}
]
}
import json
def parse_trivy_results(json_file):
with open(json_file, 'r') as f:
data = json.load(f)
vulnerabilities = []
for result in data.get('Results', []):
for vuln in result.get('Vulnerabilities', []):
if vuln['Severity'] in ['HIGH', 'CRITICAL']:
vulnerabilities.append({
'package': vuln['PkgName'],
'version': vuln['InstalledVersion'],
'cve_id': vuln['VulnerabilityID'],
'severity': vuln['Severity'],
'title': vuln['Title'],
'fixed_version': vuln.get('FixedVersion', 'N/A'),
'references': vuln.get('References', [])
})
return vulnerabilities
Use this skill when:
cvss-score-extraction: Extract CVSS scores for detected vulnerabilitiessecurity-audit-csv-reporting: Convert results to CSV formatname: trivy-vulnerability-scanning description: Use Trivy vulnerability scanner in offline mode to detect CVEs in npm dependencies and generate structured JSON reports.
---
name: trivy-vulnerability-scanning
description: Use Trivy vulnerability scanner in offline mode to detect CVEs in npm dependencies and generate structured JSON reports.
---
# Trivy Vulnerability Scanning
## Overview
Trivy is a simple, comprehensive vulnerability scanner that can analyze npm package-lock.json files for known security vulnerabilities. It works offline with a local vulnerability database.
## Installation
```bash
# Install Trivy
apt-get update && apt-get install -y trivy
# Verify installation
trivy --version
```
## Database Setup
Trivy requires a vulnerability database. For offline mode:
```bash
# Download the vulnerability database
trivy image download-db --severity HIGH,CRITICAL
# Or let Trivy auto-download on first use
trivy config /root/package-lock.json
```
## Scanning Modes
### Scan package-lock.json
```bash
trivy config /root/package-lock.json \
--format json \
--output results.json \
--severity HIGH,CRITICAL
```
### Scan Options
- `--format json`: Output JSON format (best for parsing)
- `--severity HIGH,CRITICAL`: Only HIGH and CRITICAL vulnerabilities
- `--output file.json`: Write to file
- `--offline-db`: Use offline database if downloaded
- `--skip-update`: Skip database update (offline mode)
## Output Structure
Trivy JSON output contains:
```json
{
"Results": [
{
"Target": "package-lock.json",
"Type": "npm",
"Misconfigurations": null,
"Vulnerabilities": [
{
"VulnerabilityID": "CVE-2021-12345",
"PkgName": "lodash",
"InstalledVersion": "4.17.20",
"FixedVersion": "4.17.21",
"Severity": "HIGH",
"Title": "Prototype pollution",
"Description": "...",
"References": ["https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-12345"]
}
]
}
]
}
```
## Parsing Results
```python
import json
def parse_trivy_results(json_file):
with open(json_file, 'r') as f:
data = json.load(f)
vulnerabilities = []
for result in data.get('Results', []):
for vuln in result.get('Vulnerabilities', []):
if vuln['Severity'] in ['HIGH', 'CRITICAL']:
vulnerabilities.append({
'package': vuln['PkgName'],
'version': vuln['InstalledVersion'],
'cve_id': vuln['VulnerabilityID'],
'severity': vuln['Severity'],
'title': vuln['Title'],
'fixed_version': vuln.get('FixedVersion', 'N/A'),
'references': vuln.get('References', [])
})
return vulnerabilities
```
## Usage
Use this skill when:
- Scanning npm package-lock.json for vulnerabilities
- Need offline vulnerability detection
- Building security audit pipelines
- Filtering for specific severity levels
## Related Skills
- `cvss-score-extraction`: Extract CVSS scores for detected vulnerabilities
- `security-audit-csv-reporting`: Convert results to CSV format
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