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Table of Contents

Token Authentication:

First, you have to login to the VINCE COMM UI and generate a key in your profile:

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Log in to VINCE.
Go to your User Profile.
Scroll down to "Generate API Key".
Copy they API key to a safe place, you

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will not be able to access it again.

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If lost, you need to regenerate a new one.
Use the

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API key in the headers of your

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Code Examples

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request as shown below.

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headers={'Authorization': "Token {}".format(token)}

Code Examples

List orgs you belong to

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# get information about organizations you belong to:
api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/vendor/'
headers={'Authorization': "Token {}".format(token) }
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

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# get a list of your cases
headers={'Authorization': "Token {}".format(token)}
api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/cases/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

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# get information about VU#701852 api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

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# get all posts for case VU#701852 api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/posts/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

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# get the original report for VU#701852 api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/report/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

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# get the vuls for VU#701852 api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/vuls/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

API: /vince/comm/api/vendor #get information about vendors you belong to
[   {   'emails': ['test@example.com'],
        'id': 3548,
        'users': ['vince.user'],
        'vendor_name': 'VendorCorp'},
    {   'emails': ['test@example.com'],
        'id': 3551,
        'users': ['vince.user'],
        'vendor_name': 'Testing Co'},
    {   'emails': ['test@example.com', 'test3@example.com'],
        'id': 3549,
        'users': ['vince.user', 'Vince User'],
        'vendor_name': 'Testing Vendor'}]

List your cases

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# get a list of your cases
headers={'Authorization': "Token {}".format(token)}
api = 'https

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# get all the vendors involved in VU#701582 (also gets their status and statements)
api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/casecases/vendors/701852/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

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# get all the vendors and their status/statement/references for each specific vul
api = f'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/vendors/vuls/{case}/'
headers={'content-type':'application/json', 'Authorization': "Token {}".format(token) }
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

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# get the vulnerability note, if available
api = f'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/note/{case}/'
headers={'content-type':'application/json', 'Authorization': "Token {}".format(token) }
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

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#update vendor status
api = f'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/vendor/statement/{case}/'
data = [{'vendor': 3548, 
	'status':'Not Affected', 
	'references':["http://www.test.gov", "https://www.google.com"], 
	'share':True,
	'vulnerability':'CVE-2020-19293', 
	'statement': 'This is my statement'}, 
	{'vendor': 3548, 
	'status':'Affected', 
	'statement':"Test", 
	'references':["http://www.test.gov","https://www.google.com"], 
	'share':True,
	'vulnerability':'VU#785701.2'}]
r = requests.post(api, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data))
print(r.text)

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API: /vince/comm/api/vendor #get information about vendors you belong to
[   {   'emails': ['emilytest@gmail.com'],API: /vince/comm/api/cases # get a list of cases involved in
[   {   'created': '2020-06-11T18:51:48.204903Z',
        'due_date': None,
        'status': 'Active',
        'summary': 'test',
        'title': 'test',
        'vuid': '782161'},
    {   'created': '2020-04-28T19:48:50.216317Z',
        'due_date': '2018-07-23T14:20:09Z',
        'status': 'Inactive',
        'summary': 'TechSmash firmware or operating system software drivers '
                   'may not sufficiently validate elliptic curve parameters '
                   'used to generate public keys during a Diffie-Hellman key '
                   'exchange, which may allow a remote attacker to obtain the '
        'id': 3548,
           'users': ['emily.sarneso']encryption key used by the device',
        'vendor_nametitle': 'Microsoft'},
TechSmash implementations may not {   'emails': ['emilytest@gmail.com'],sufficiently validate '
        'id': 3551,
        'users': ['emily.sarneso']elliptic curve parameters during Diffie-Hellman key exchange',
        'vendor_namevuid': 'Testing Co3123125'},
    {   'emails': ['emilytest@gmail.com', 'emilytest2@gmail.com'],
        'id': 3549,
        'users': ['emily.sarneso', 'Emily Ecoff']]

Get case metadata

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# get information about VU#701852 api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

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API: vince/comm/api/case/701852/ # get information about a specific case
{   'created': '2020-06-11T18:51:48.204903Z',
    'due_date': None,
        'vendor_name'status': 'Testing Vendor'}]


API: /vince/comm/api/cases # get a list of cases involved in
[   {   'created': '2020-06-11T18:51:48.204903Z',
   Active',
    'summary': 'test',
     'due_datetitle': None'test',
        'statusvuid': '785701'}

Get posts for case

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# get all posts for case VU#701852 api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/posts/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

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API: vince/comm/api/case/posts/701852/ # get all posts for a specific case
[Active',
        'summary': 'test',
        'title': 'test',
        'vuid': '785701'},
    {   'createdauthor': '2020-04-28T19:48:50.216317Zvince.user',
        'due_datecontent': '2018-07-23T14:20:09Z',
   The [draft vulnerability '
     'status': 'Inactive',
        'summary': 'Bluetooth firmware or operating system software drivers  'note](http://localhost:8000/vince/comm/case/18/notedraft/) '
                   'mayhas not sufficiently validate elliptic curve parameters 'been updated.',
           'created': '2020-11-17T19:13:07.866230Z',
        'used to generate public keys during a Diffie-Hellman key 'pinned': True},
    {   'author': 'vince.user',
                   'exchange, which may allow a remote attacker to obtain the 'content': 'Please [view this draft vulnerability '
                   'encryption key used by the devicenote](http://localhost:8000/vince/comm/case/18/notedraft/).',
        'titlecreated': 'Bluetooth implementations may not sufficiently validate '2020-11-17T19:07:56.624450Z',
        'pinned': True},
    {    'elliptic curve parameters during Diffie-Hellman key exchange'author': 'vince.user',
        'vuidcontent': '304725'}]

API: vince/comm/api/case/701852/ # get information about a specific case
{   test 2',
        'created': '2020-0610-11T1829T19:5149:4833.204903Z422875Z',
        'due_datepinned': NoneFalse},
    {   'statusauthor': 'Activevince.user',
        'summarycontent': 'test 1',
        'titlecreated': 'test2020-10-29T19:49:30.434164Z',
        'vuidpinned': '785701'False}]

API: vince/comm/api/case/posts/701852/

Get original report for case

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# get allthe original postsreport for aVU#701852 api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/report/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

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API: /vince/comm/case/report/701582/ # get report for a specific case
{   'contact_email': 'joebob@vendor.example.com',
    'contact_name': 'Joe Bob',
    'contact_org': 'VendorExample',
    'contact_phone': '5551231234',
    'date_submitted': '2020-06-08T20:01:47.896419Z',
    'disclosure_plans': '',
    'exploit_references': '',
    'product_name': 'test',
    'product_version': 'v. 12.3specific case
[   {   'author': 'ecoff',
        'content': 'The [draft vulnerability '
                   'note](http://localhost:8000/vince/comm/case/18/notedraft/) '
                   'has been updated.',
        'created'public_references': '2020-11-17T19:13:07.866230Z',
        'pinned'share_release': True},
    {   'authorvendor_name': 'ecoffTest Vendor',
        'content'vul_description': 'PleaseThis [viewis this draft vulnerability 'the description',
    'vul_disclose': True,
    'vul_discovery': 'This is        'note](http://localhost:8000/vince/comm/case/18/notedraft/).the discovery.',
        'created'vul_exploit': '2020-11-17T19:07:56.624450ZThis is the exploit',
        'pinnedvul_exploited': True},
    {   'author'vul_impact': 'emily.sarnesoThis is the impact',
        'content'vul_public': 'test 2',
        'created': '2020-10-29T19:49:33.422875Z',
        'pinned': False},
 True}

List vuls for case

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# get the vuls for VU#701852 api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/vuls/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

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API: /vince/comm/case/vuls/701582/ # get vuls for a specific case
[   {   'authorcve': 'emily.sarneso'None,
        'contentdate_added': 'test 12020-11-19T21:43:17.210726Z',
        'createddescription': '2020-10-29T19:49:30.434164ZThis is another vul without a cve.',
        'pinnedname': False}]

API: /vince/comm/case/report/701582/ # get report for a specific case
'VU#785701.2'},
    {   'contact_emailcve': 'joebob@rapid7.com2020-19293',
        'contactdate_nameadded': 'Joe Bob2020-10-22T15:30:11.888074Z',
     'contact_org   'description': 'Rapid 7Test this is a vul.',
    'contact_phone': '5551231234',
    'date_submittedname': 'CVE-2020-19293'}]

List vendors for case

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# get all the vendors involved in VU#701582 (also gets their status and statements)
api = 'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/vendors/701852/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

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API: /vince/comm/case/vendors/701582/ # get vendors for a specific case
[   {   'cert_addendum': None,
        'date_added': '2020-11-20T14:40:24.080886Z',
        'references': 'http://www.example.com\nhttps://www.example.org',
        'statement': 'Test',
        'statement_date': '2020-11-23T19:50:44.813809Z',
        'status': 'Unknown',
        'vendor': 'VendorCorp'},
 06-08T20:01:47.896419Z',
    'disclosure_plans': '',
    'exploit_references': '',
    'product_name': 'test',
    'product_version': 'v. 12.3',
    'public_references': '',
    'share_release': True,
    'vendor_name': 'Test Vendor',
    'vul_description': 'This is the description',
    'vul_disclose': True,
    'vul_discovery': 'This is the discovery.',
    'vul_exploit': 'This is the exploit',
    'vul_exploited': True,
    'vul_impact': 'This is the impact',
    'vul_public': True}

API: /vince/comm/case/vuls/701582/ # get vuls for a specific case
[   {   'cvecert_addendum': None,
        'date_added': '2020-1110-19T2108T18:4327:1741.210726Z526942Z',
        'descriptionreferences': 'This is another vul without a cve.http://www.example.com\nhttps://www.example.org',
        'namestatement': 'VU#785701.2Test'},
    {   'cve': '2020-19293',
        'date_added 'statement_date': '2020-1011-22T1519T21:3026:1132.888074Z399730Z',
        'descriptionstatus': 'Test this is a vul.Affected',
        'namevendor': 'CVE-2020-19293'}]

API: /vince/comm/case/vendors/701582/ Testing Co'}]

List vendors including status and statement for each vul

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# get vendorsall forthe avendors specificand their status/statement/references for each specific vul
api = f'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/vendors/vuls/{case}/'
headers={'content-type':'application/json', 'Authorization': "Token {}".format(token) }
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

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API: /vince/comm/case/vendors/vuls/701582/ # get vendors status for specific vuls
[   {   'references': 'http://www.example.com\nhttps://www.example.orgcase
[   {   'cert_addendum': None,
        'date_added': '2020-11-20T14:40:24.080886Z',
        'references': 'http://www.test.gov\nhttps://www.google.com',
        'statement': 'Test',
        'statement_date': '2020-11-23T19:50:44.813809Z',
        'statusstatement': 'UnknownTest',
        'vendorstatement_date': 'Microsoft'}2020-11-19T21:47:44.239683Z',
    {    'cert_addendumstatus': None'Affected',
        'date_addedvendor': '2020-10-08T18:27:41.526942ZTesting Co',
        'referencesvulnerability': 'VU#785701.2'},
    {   'references': 'http://www.testexample.govcom\nhttps://www.googleexample.comorg',
        'statement': 'TestThis is my statement',
        'statement_date': '2020-1110-19T2122T15:2638:3211.399730Z859615Z',
        'status': 'Not Affected',
        'vendor': 'Testing Co'}],
API: /vince/comm/case/vendors/vuls/701582/ # get vendors status for specific vuls
[ 'vulnerability': 'CVE-2020-19293'},
    {   'references': 'http://www.test.gov\nhttps://www.google.com',
        'statement': 'Test',
        'statement_date': '2020-11-19T2120T15:4723:4418.239683Z997947Z',
        'status': 'AffectedUnknown',
        'vendor': 'Testing CoVendorCorp',
        'vulnerability': 'VU#785701.2'},
    {   'references': 'http://www.test.gov\nhttps://www.google.com',
        'statement': 'This is my statement',
        'statement_date': '2020-1011-22T1520T15:3823:1118.859615Z938232Z',
        'status': 'Not AffectedUnknown',
        'vendor': 'Testing CoVendorCorp',
        'vulnerability': 'CVE-2020-19293'}]

Get vul note text, if available

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# get the vulnerability note, if available
api = f'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/note/{case}/'
headers={'content-type':'application/json', 'Authorization': "Token {}".format(token) }
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

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#API: /vince/comm/api/case/note/710582/ # get draft vul note
{   'content': '### Overview\r\n'
               '\r\n',
    {   'references': '',
        'statement': '',
        'statement_date': '2020-11-20T15:23:18.997947Z',
        'status': 'Unknown',
        'vendor': 'Microsoft',
        'vulnerability': 'VU#785701.2'},
    {   'references': '',
        'statement': '',
       'Testing API so  'statement_date': '2020-11-20T15:23:18.938232Z',need some content.\r\n'
        'status': 'Unknown',       '\r\n'
        'vendor': 'Microsoft',
        'vulnerability': 'CVE-2020-19293'}]

#API: /vince/comm/api/case/note/710582/ # get draft vul note
{   'content': '### Overview\r\n'
               '### Description\r\n'
               'Testing API so need some content.\r\n'
               '### Impact\r\n'
               'The complete impact of this vulnerability is not yet known.\r\n'
               '### Description\r\n'
               '### Solution\r\n'
               '### Impact\r\n'
        The CERT/CC is currently unaware of a practical solution to '
       'The complete impact of this vulnerability is not yet'this knownproblem.\r\n'
               '\r\n'
               '### SolutionAcknowledgements\r\n'
               'TheThanks CERT/CCto isthe currentlyreporter unawarewho ofwishes ato practical solution to remain anonymous.\r\n'
               'this problem.\r\n'
               '\r\n'
      This document was written by Emily Sarneso.',
    'datefirstpublished': None,
    'dateupdated'### Acknowledgements\r\n': '2020-11-17T19:13:07.755453Z',
    'published': False,
    'references':      'Thanks to the reporter who wishes to remain anonymous.\r\n'['www.example.org', 'www.example.com'],
    'revision': 2,
    'title': 'test',
    'vuid': '\r\n'
               'This document was written by Emily Sarneso.',
    'datefirstpublished': None,
    'dateupdated': '2020-11-17T19:13:07.755453Z',
    'published': False,
    'references': ['www.google.com', 'www.test.com'],
    'revision': 2,
    'title': 'test',
    'vuid': '785701'}

#update vendor status
api = f'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/vendor/statement/{case}/'
data = [{'vendor': 3548,   # vendor ID only required if user belongs to multiple vendors in a case
	'status':'Not Affected',  # required: ['Affected', 'Not Affected', 'Unknown']
	'references':["http://www.test.gov", "https://www.google.com"],  # not required, must be a list 
	'share':True, # not required, default = False
	'vulnerability':'CVE-2020-19293', # required - must be in the form 'CVE-xxxx-xxxxx' or 'VU#xxxxxx.n'
	'statement': 'This is my statement'}]  # not required

OLD JWT WAY: (This doesn't work anymore)

First you have to "login" to get your jwt (JSON web token).

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url = 'https://vince-test.cert-dit.org/vinny/auth/api-token-auth/' r = requests.post(url, data={'username':user, 'password':password}) rj = r.json() token = rj['token']

Examples:

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# get a list of your cases
headers={'Authorization': "Bearer {}".format(token)}
api = 'https://vince-test.cert-dit.org/vinny/api/cases/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)


# get information about VU#701852
api = 'https://vince-test.cert-dit.org/vinny/api/case/701852/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)


# get all posts for case VU#701852
api = 'https://vince-test.cert-dit.org/vinny/api/case/posts/701852/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)


# get the original report for VU#701852
api = 'https://vince-test.cert-dit.org/vinny/api/case/report/701852/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)


# get the vuls for VU#701852
api = 'https://vince-test.cert-dit.org/vinny/api/case/vuls/701852/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)


# get all the vendors involved in VU#701582 (also gets their status and statements)
api = 'https://vince-test.cert-dit.org/vinny/api/case/vendors/701852/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

And if you want to CURL...

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curl -X POST -F 'username=[username]' -F 'password=[password]' https://vince-test.cert-dit.org/vinny/auth/api-token-auth/


{"token":"eyJraWQiOiJ2OXdycTNXXC9FbG9SV2NLanUwNUdRd20wbzgzMm1IUGpVZklEYUcxWUpwaz0iLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.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.bVvX5gNPXoxOY3rgMyb4siY0T6KqR_F4GTiMR-xeGlE3BLuPVL646vsdflsjdlfjsldjfjalfjlajsdla;ldfjtAKp2Tl-6NCeCdJ4utVXpVNLSZ8pUpLclRGI1q--920eieh2O5dugp9tYrXf1D4OuiwMqzAM2MUFwwIFlCJB79O5THXrTtbpmfAp_XNafu94R5kP4VKtiMHd5_vRygPG2eydbCmox6oe1K44sZ1Guc5P4CQ9QYhpT7e8ICscnpKYvHWnnSAdcKguAmCcDPbytJywGohpT7ajxJAmmQRapbaqbHftlipKfkyjWPsxE0X3v8Uf-_WZG7z9yZjxdeeB-EP_V7z2WRoay8mWhjxJjCVHHbaxlqDA","email":"ecoff@cert.org"}




curl https://vince-test.cert-dit.org/vinny/api/case/report/701852/ -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer eyJraWQiOiJ2OXdycTNXXC9FbG9SV2NLanUwNUdRd20wbzgzMm1IUGpVZklEYUcxWUpwaz0iLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.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.bVvX5gNPXoxOY3rgMyb4siY0T6KqR_F4GTiMR-xeGlE3BLuPVL646vtAKp2Tl-6NCeCdJ4udsfsdfsdfsdfsfsdtVXpVNLSZ8pUpLclRGI1q--920eieh2O5dugp9tYrXf1D4OuiwMqzAM2MUFwwIFlCJB79O5THXrTtbpmfAp_XNafu94R5kP4VKtiMHd5_vRygPG2eydbCmox6oe1K44sZ1Guc5P4CQ9QYhpT7e8ICscnpKYvHWnnSAdcKguAmCcDPbytJywGohpT7ajxJAmmQRapbaqbHftlipKfkyjWPsxE0X3v8Uf-_WZG7z9yZjxdeeB-EP_V7z2WRoay8mWhjxJjCVHHbaxlqDA'


{"vendor_name":"AwesomeTools","product_name":"AwesomeTools Library v.1.2.3","product_version":"v.1.2.3","vul_description":"Buffer Overflow","vul_exploit":"Populate library data structure with string field with 10000 characters","vul_impact":"Code execution","vul_discovery":"Fuzzing","vul_public":false,"public_references":"","vul_exploited":false,"exploit_references":"","vul_disclose":false,"disclosure_plans":"","date_submitted":"2020-01-27T15:25:24.028635Z","share_release":true,"contact_name":"Emily Smith3w","contact_phone":"","contact_email":"emilysmith42675-usability3@yahoo.com","contact_org":"Usability"}

Warning
Items below this line are older API docs

Getting an Authentication Token

Log in to VINCE.
Go to your User Profile.
Scroll down to "Generate API Key".
Copy they API key to a safe place, you will not be able to access it again. If lost, you need to regenerate a new one.

Using the token

Code Block
headers={'Authorization': "Token {}".format(token)}

API Reference

List cases

Code Block
# get a list of your cases api = 'https://[VINCE_URL]/comm/api/cases/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

Retrieve a specific case

785701'}

Update vendor status

Code Block

#update vendor status
api = f'https://kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/vendor/statement/{case}/'
data = [{'vendor': 3548, 
	'status':'Not Affected', 
	'references':["http://www.test.gov", "https://www.google.com"], 
	'share':True,
	'vulnerability':'CVE-2020-19293', 
	'statement': 'This is my statement'}, 
	{'vendor': 3548, 
	'status':'Affected', 
	'statement':"Test", 
	'references':["http://www.test.gov","https://www.google.com"], 
	'share':True,
	'vulnerability':'VU#785701.2'}]
r = requests.post

Code Block

# get information about VU#701852
api = 'https://[VINCE_URL]/comm/api/case/701852/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=Truedata=json.dumps(data))
print(r.text)

Retrieve posts for a case

Code Block

##update get all posts for case VU#701852vendor status
api = f'https://[VINCE_URL]//kb.cert.org/vince/comm/api/case/posts/701852vendor/statement/{case}/'
rdata = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text)

Retrieve original report for a case

Code Block
# get the original report for VU#701852 api = 'https://[VINCE_URL]/comm/api/case/report/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

Retrieve vuls for a case

Code Block
# get the vuls for VU#701852 api = 'https://[VINCE_URL]/comm/api/case/vuls/701852/' r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True) print(r.text)

Retrieve vendors for a case

Code Block

# get all the vendors involved in VU#701582 (also gets their status and statements)
api = 'https://[VINCE_URL]/comm/api/case/vendors/701852/'
r = requests.get(api, headers=headers, stream=True)
print(r.text) [{'vendor': 3548,   # vendor ID only required if user belongs to multiple vendors in a case
	'status':'Not Affected',  # required: ['Affected', 'Not Affected', 'Unknown']
	'references':["http://www.test.gov", "https://www.google.com"],  # not required, must be a list 
	'share':True, # not required, default = False
	'vulnerability':'CVE-2020-19293', # required - must be in the form 'CVE-xxxx-xxxxx' or 'VU#xxxxxx.n'
	'statement': 'This is my statement'}]  # not required

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Key

Token Authentication:

Code Examples

Code Examples

List your cases

Get case metadata

Get posts for case

Get original report for case

List vuls for case

List vendors for case

List vendors including status and statement for each vul

Get vul note text, if available

OLD JWT WAY: (This doesn't work anymore)

Getting an Authentication Token

Using the token

API Reference

List cases

Retrieve a specific case

Update vendor status

Retrieve posts for a case

Retrieve original report for a case

Retrieve vuls for a case

Retrieve vendors for a case

Space shortcuts

Page tree

Page History

Versions Compared

Old Version 7

New Version 8

Key

Token Authentication:

Code Examples

Code Examples

List your cases

Get case metadata

Get posts for case

Get original report for case

List vuls for case

List vendors for case

List vendors including status and statement for each vul

Get vul note text, if available

OLD JWT WAY: (This doesn't work anymore)

Getting an Authentication Token

Using the token

API Reference

List cases

Retrieve a specific case

Update vendor status

Retrieve posts for a case

Retrieve original report for a case

Retrieve vuls for a case

Retrieve vendors for a case