testland/nuclei-dast

Installs and runs ProjectDiscovery Nuclei template-based HTTP scanning: selects templates via `-t {path}` and `-tags`/`-severity` filters, controls request rate with `-rl`, emits JSONL output via `-j` for cross-tool finding aggregation, authors custom YAML matchers for app-specific checks, and gates CI on severity thresholds. Use when the team runs Nuclei alongside ZAP for template-driven DAST coverage, needs fuzzing-style probes beyond ZAP passive scan, or wants to operationalize community CVE templates in a pipeline.

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Nuclei CI integration

Full GitHub Actions workflow for nuclei-dast Step 9. Runs a severity-gated scan on staging, fails the job on any finding, and uploads the report as an artifact.

jobs:
  nuclei-dast:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v5

      - name: Install Nuclei
        run: go install -v github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/cmd/nuclei@latest

      - name: Update templates
        run: nuclei -update-templates

      - name: Run Nuclei scan
        run: |
          nuclei \
            -u ${{ vars.STAGING_URL }} \
            -severity high,critical \
            -rl 50 \
            -j -o nuclei-report.jsonl

      - name: Gate on findings
        run: |
          count=$(wc -l < nuclei-report.jsonl 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
          echo "Nuclei findings: $count"
          [ "$count" -eq 0 ]

      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        if: always()
        with:
          name: nuclei-report
          path: nuclei-report.jsonl