Method: HeimdallTools::NiktoMapper#collapse_duplicates

Defined in:
lib/heimdall_tools/nikto_mapper.rb

#collapse_duplicates(controls) ⇒ Object

Nikto report could have multiple vulnerability entries for multiple findings of same issue type. The meta data is identical across entries method collapse_duplicates return unique controls with applicable findings collapsed into it.



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# File 'lib/heimdall_tools/nikto_mapper.rb', line 96

def collapse_duplicates(controls)
  unique_controls = []

  controls.map { |x| x['id'] }.uniq.each do |id|
    collapsed_results = controls.select { |x| x['id'].eql?(id) }.map { |x| x['results'] }
    unique_control = controls.find { |x| x['id'].eql?(id) }
    unique_control['results'] = collapsed_results.flatten
    unique_controls << unique_control
  end
  unique_controls
end