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Visual Studio Plugin Change Log

The following table lists the features and changes that have been implemented for the plugin with the relevant version release. To obtain the plugin, go to the plugin download section.

Version

Change / Feature

Additional Description

9.00.19

  • Changed the authentication flow for the default authentication type set to ‘access_control’. This change enables the use of the CxSAST local/AD/LDAP credentials as well as SAML for authentication.

  • Improved diagnostic log messages

  • Added the missing web resources that rendered the results viewer of the plugin unusable.

  • In the case of Visual Studio 2022, the plugin can now be installed even on its based version 17.0. Version 17.1.0 is no longer a minimum requirement.

  • The Plugin menu now appears even if the source code is opened as a website as opposed to opening it with the solution file.

  • The Plugin menu now appears for File & Folder as well.

  • Fixed an issue that caused binds to fail, if Visual Studio is switched to another solution.

  • Fixed an issue that caused menu items like scan, incremental scan, etc. to be available only after a successful bind.

  • Upgraded the libraries below

    • Log4jnet from 1.2.10 to 2.0.14

    • Newtonsoft.json from 9.0.1 to 13.0.1

Notice

  • If a version lower than 9.00.10 is installed, it is recommended to uninstall it after installing the new version. Otherwise, both versions are shown under 'Manage Extensions'. This happens because the unique identifier of the plugin has changed and works differently for Visual Studio 2022 and 2019.

  • If the CxSAST Server is SSL enabled, install the certificate chain of the CxSAST Server in the ‘Trusted Root Certificates’ folder of the Windows Certificate store.

  • The login window may become unresponsive if a user attempts to log in after manually closing the login window. In this case, restart Visual Studio manually.

  • Supported SAST Versions: 9.3, 9.4, 9.5

  • OSA Support: N/A

  • SCA Support: N/A

  • Operating Systems: Windows (not Windows Server)

  • Supported Tool Version: Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022 (version 17.0 or higher). The installation for both versions of Visual Studio is available in a zip archive called CxViewerVSIX-9.00.19.zip.

9.00.10

  • Added Visual Studio 2022 support for CxViewerPlugin

  • The following issues have been fixed as follow:

    • The transparent login page on the VM does not appear anymore.

    • When authenticating with a CxSAST 9.2 server, the grey screen does not load anymore.

    • The redirect URL was invalid when accessing a TLS enabled in CxSAST.

Notice

Plugin versions lower than 9.00.10 must be uninstalled after upgrading to version 9.00.10 or higher. Otherwise, both versions are listed under Manage Extensions.

  • Supported SAST Versions: 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

  • OSA Support: N/A

  • SCA Support: N/A

  • Operating Systems: Windows (not Windows Server)

  • Supported Tool Version: Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022 (version 17.1.0 or higher). The installation for both versions of Visual Studio is available in a zip archive called CxViewerVSIX-9.00.10.zip.

9.00.9

  • Fixed an issue that prevented authentication via Microsoft-based browsers.

  • Added support for authentication based on SAML 2.0.

Notice

Versions lower than 9.00.9 must be uninstalled after upgrading to version 9.00.9 or higher. Otherwise, both versions are listed under Manage Extensions.

  • Supported SAST Versions: 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

  • OSA Support: N/A

  • SCA Support: N/A

  • Operating Systems: Windows (not Windows Server)

  • Supported Tool Version: Visual Studio 2019

9.00.8

  • Added support for individual login (user name & password). This login mode can be enabled from <My Documents>/Visual Studio 2019\Settings\CxVSPlugin.conf.

    The CxSAST Server must be updated with the QuickFix patch.

  • Fixed an issue related to token expiration. The token is renewed based on the refresh token.

  • Supported SAST Versions: 9.0, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

  • OSA Support: N/A

  • SCA Support: N/A

  • Operating Systems: Windows (not Windows Server)

  • Supported Tool Version: Visual Studio 2019

9.00.2

  • Support Visual Studio 2019

  • Fixing the scan engine to distinguish upper and lower case in file names

  • Supported SAST Versions: 8.9, 9.0, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

  • OSA Support: N/A

  • SCA Support: N/A

  • Operating Systems: Windows (not Windows Server)

  • Supported Tool Version: Visual Studio 2019

8.90.3

  • Support for complex solutions to avoid cutting off long file names

  • Certified SAST Versions: 8.9

  • OSA Support: N/A

  • SCA Support: N/A

  • Supported Tool Version: Visual Studio 2017 - Enterprise Edition, Visual Studio 2019 - Enterprise Edition, Visual Studio 2019 - Community Edition

  • Supported Java Version: N/A

  • Supported Operating System: Windows (but not Windows Server)

8.90.1

  • Scan engine fixed to distinguish upper and lower case in file names

  • Certified SAST Versions: 8.9

  • OSA Support: N/A

  • Supported Tool Version: Visual Studio 2019

8.90.0

  • Support Visual Studio 2019

  • Certified SAST Versions: 8.9

  • OSA Support: N/A

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