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WhiteSource Advise for IntelliJ IDEA supports Java, Kotlin and Scala projects using Maven (pom.xml dependency files), and supports Java projects using Gradle (build.gradle dependency files).

NOTES: 

  • Gradle Kotlin projects are not supported in WhiteSource Advise.

  • When using the the "apply from" script plugin in Gradle projects, remote script location is not supported.

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  1. Start IntelliJ IDEA.

  2. From the menu bar, select File > Settings. The Settings screen is displayed.

  3. From the left sidebar, click Plugins.

  4. In the Search box, enter whitesource and then press Enter from your keyboard. The WhiteSource Advise plugin information is displayed.

  5. Click Install and then click Restart IDE.

  6. In the pop-up dialog box, click Restart.

Activating WhiteSource Advise

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Option

Description

Default Setting

Only show issues for direct dependencies

When enabled, WhiteSource Advise will only return vulnerabilities for direct dependencies defined in your dependency file.

Unselected (not checked)

Minimum vulnerability severity level

Alert only on detected vulnerabilities satisfying a Low/Medium/High minimum severity level.

  • Low - Vulnerability alerts for all severities (Low, Medium, High) are displayed.

  • Medium- Vulnerability alerts only for Medium or High severities are displayed.

  • High - Vulnerability alerts only for High severities are displayed.

Low

Scanning a Project for Security Vulnerabilities

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