Quality Clouds 18.2.4 Release Notes

Release date: June 1st, 2018

Highlights #

New bests practice implemented  #

ServiceNow #

The following new ServiceNow best practice are included in this release:

ID	Description	Severity	Area of impact	Affected element	Covered by Quality Clouds	Covered by Update Set scan utility
9	Too many fields in a Form Section.	Medium	Performance	Form Section
67	Forms with too many sections.	Low	Performance	Form
104	UI Scripts with hard-coded sys_ids.	Medium	Manageability	UI Script

Javascript #

The following new Javascript best practice are included in this release:

ID	Description	Severity	Area of impact	Affected element	Covered by Quality Clouds	Covered by Update Set scan utility
200	Javascript – Optimize Loops	High	Performance	UI Script
201	Javascript – Avoid use of eval function	High	Security	UI Script
202	Javascript – Use === comparison	Warning	Manageability	UI Script
203	Javascript – Avoid use of alert function	Low	Scalability	UI Script
204	Javascript – Avoid use of local storage on Client Scripts	High	Security	UI Script
205	JavaScript – Avoid unrestricted targetOrigin on cross-domain messaging	High	Security	UI Script
206	Javascript – Avoid use of Function Constructors	High	Security	UI Script
207	Javascript – Avoid use of WebDB	High	Security	UI Script
208	Javascript – Avoid use of debugger statements	High	Security	UI Script
209	JavaScript –  Avoid making connections on unsafe protocols	High	Security	UI Script

New configuration item types included in analysis  #

The following configuration element types are now included in the analysis:

• UI Scripts
• Form Layouts
• Form Sections

New Update Set  #

The new update set contains the access control lists (ACLs) needed to access the new tables scanned for the new Configuration Element types. 

The incremental UpdateSet to upgrade to version 18.2.4.0 from version 18.2.2.0 is available here: sys_remote_update_set_QualityClouds_18_2_1_to_18_2_4.xml.

The full UpdateSet to configure a brand-new instance for Quality Clouds version 18.2.4.0 is available on Set up your ServiceNow instance.

Scan Website new features  #

Added Scan Date baseline for Scan Mail variations. Minor changes in the calculation of some of the ratios.

Prevent overlapped user sessions to avoid view visualization issues.

New Free Update Set scan notification mail with attached results file.

API v2 endpoints now available.

Enhanced API logging. 

Added password recovery option.

Minor fixes and cosmetic changes