KICS Integration with DefectDojo
KICS (Keeping Infrastructure as Code Secure) is an open-source static analysis tool by Checkmarx that scans infrastructure as code files to identify security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and misconfigurations across platforms including Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Helm, ARM Templates, OpenAPI, Pulumi, and Serverless Framework using over 2,400 fully customizable and extensible security queries. The tool integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines to enable automated security testing during development, providing detailed remediation guidance with severity ratings to help development teams detect and fix infrastructure security issues before deployment while supporting multiple output formats for comprehensive reporting and analysis.
Data Granularity: What Gets Imported
The following fields are captured from KICS results and surfaced in DefectDojo findings:
| Field | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Finding name from the scan | Matched to the tool's own naming |
| Severity | Critical / High / Medium / Low / Info | Mapped from the tool's own severity scale |
| Description | Finding detail from the report | Includes what the issue is and why it matters |
| Mitigation | Remediation guidance | Where the tool provides it |
Importing Into DefectDojo
Use the DefectDojo import API to create a new Test under the relevant Engagement for your product. The request body:
{
"scan_type": "KICS",
"engagement": "<engagement-id>",
"file": "results.json"
}