Upgrading to DefectDojo Version 2.23.x

There is a migration from the legacy Nessus and Nessus WAS parsers to a single Tenable parser. The updated Tenable parser simply merges existing support for Nessus and Nessus WAS without introducing new functionality that could create instability

There is a migration process built into the upgrade that will automatically convert exiting Nessus and Nessus WAS findings and tests into Tenable findings and tests

Breaking Change

• If there is any use of the Nessus or Nessus WAS in automated fashion via the import and reimport API endpoints, the scan-type parameter needs to be updated to Tenable Scan
• The default containerized database will now be PostgreSQL rather than MySQL due to the use of case insensitivity on fields by default
  • It is recommended to update the database character set and collation to use UTF encoding
  • If your deployment uses the MySQL containerized database, please see the following updates to run DefectDojo:
    • Use of the helper script “dc-up”: ./dc-up.sh mysql-rabbitmq or ./dc-up.sh mysql-redis
    • Use of the helper script “dc-up-d”: ./dc-up-d.sh mysql-rabbitmq or ./dc-up-d.sh mysql-redis
    • Use of Docker Compose directly: docker compose --profile mysql-rabbitmq --env-file ./docker/environments/mysql-rabbitmq.env up or docker compose --profile mysql-redis --env-file ./docker/environments/mysql-redis.env up

For all other changes, check the Release Notes for the contents of the release.