Nessus analyzer config...

Request Type

Bug

Work Environment

Problem Description

I have a working integration between Patrowl and Nessus Professional. I used the same config but get the following error when running the analyzer agains a single IP address:

Scanner error: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

Steps to Reproduce

1. In organization, enable Nessus_2_0 analyzer
2. url: http://10.1.1.190:8834/
3. login: admin
4. Password: ******** (verified via Nessus console and Patrowl)
5. Policy: NESSUS_POLICY_NETWORK_SCAN
6. Allowed_network: 10.0.0.0/8 172.20.0.0/16 (on two separate entries)

Complementary information

In Organizations -> Analyzers -> Nessus_2_0 there is an Edit button (the one I used originally) but under Organizations -> Analyzers Config -> Nessus there is also an Edit button but it doesn't share the same information. For troubleshooting I entered the same information but I would like to know which one takes precedence and in which case the other is used?

Start with the Nessus_2_0 analyzer and compare its settings under Organizations → Analyzers with Organizations → Analyzers Config → Nessus. Reproduce the single-IP scan using the listed Nessus policy and network ranges, then trace the source of “Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)”; done means the configuration precedence is documented and the scan no longer fails.