Cvss extraction

Extracting CVSS Scores from Trivy JSON

Trivy outputs vulnerabilities with multiple CVSS scores depending on the source (e.g., NVD, RedHat, GHSA). This skill helps you extract the most relevant score.

JSON Structure

In the Trivy output, vulnerabilities are nested under Results[] -> Vulnerabilities[]. Inside a vulnerability, CVSS information is stored inside the CVSS dictionary.

{
  "CVSS": {
    "nvd": {
      "V3Vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "V3Score": 9.8
    },
    "redhat": {
      "V3Vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "V3Score": 9.8
    },
    "ghsa": {
      "V3Score": 9.8
    }
  }
}

Python Implementation

You can write a Python helper to extract a CVSS score from these sources, preferring NVD if available, followed by GHSA and RedHat, falling back to "N/A" if none are present.

def extract_cvss(vuln):
    cvss_data = vuln.get("CVSS", {})
    # Sources in order of preference
    for source in ["nvd", "ghsa", "redhat", "ubuntu", "debian", "alpine"]:
        if source in cvss_data:
            score = cvss_data[source].get("V3Score")
            if score is not None:
                return score
            # Fallback to V2Score if V3 is not present
            score = cvss_data[source].get("V2Score")
            if score is not None:
                return score
    return "N/A"

This snippet ensures robust extraction of CVSS scores for reporting purposes.