Checkmarx One VS Code Extension (Plugin)
The Checkmarx Visual Studio Code extension contains two separate tools:
Checkmarx AST results - This tool enables you to import results from a Checkmarx One scan directly into your IDE. You can view the vulnerabilities that were identified in your source code and navigate directly to the vulnerable code in the editor. This tool requires authentication with credentials from your Checkmarx One account.
Checkmarx KICS Auto Scanning - This tool initiates KICS scans directly from their VS Code console. The scan runs automatically whenever an infrastructure file of a supported type is saved, either manually or by auto-save. The scan runs only on the file that is open in the editor. The results are shown in the VS Code console, making it easy to remediate the vulnerabilities that are detected. This is a free tool provided by Checkmarx for all VS Code users, and does not require the user to submit credentials for a Checkmarx One account.
Main Features
Checkmarx One results
Run a new scan from your IDE even before committing the code, or import scan results from your Checkmarx One account.
Show results from all scan types (SAST, SCA, and IaC Security)
Group and filter results
Navigate from results directly to the vulnerable code in the editor
Vulnerable code is highlighted in the editor
Triage results - edit the result predicate (severity, state and comments) directly from the Visual Studio Code console
View info about how to remediate SAST vulnerabilities, including code samples
Links to Codebashing lessons
Apply Auto Remediation to automatically remediate open source vulnerabilities, by updating to a non-vulnerable package version.
Checkmarx KICS Auto Scanning
Free tool, no Checkmarx account required
Run scans directly from your IDE
Scans are triggered automatically whenever a file is saved
Apply Auto Remediation to automatically fix IaC vulnerabilities
Note
The plugin is available on marketplace. In addition, the code can be accessed here.
Prerequisites
For Checkmarx One Results:
You have a Checkmarx One account and can run Checkmarx One scans on your source code.
Notice
Scans can be initiated via Checkmarx One, Checkmarx One CLI, SCM Plugins, CI/CD Plugins or REST APIs.
You have an API key for your Checkmarx One account. To create an API key, see Generating an API Key.
KICS Auto Scanning:
You must have a supported container engine (e.g., Docker, Podman etc.) installed and running in your environment.