fixed jira formatting issue

pkg/reporting/exporters/markdown/util/markdown_formatter.go

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ func (markdownFormatter MarkdownFormatter) CreateHorizontalLine() string {
 	return CreateHorizontalLine()
 }
 
+func (markdownFormatter MarkdownFormatter) FormatLineBreaks(text string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(text, "\n", "<br>")
+}
+
 // escapeCodeBlockMarkdown only escapes the bare minimum characters needed
 // for code blocks and other sections where readability is important
 //

pkg/reporting/format/format.go

@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ type ResultFormatter interface {
 	CreateTable(headers []string, rows [][]string) (string, error)
 	CreateLink(title string, url string) string
 	CreateHorizontalLine() string
+	FormatLineBreaks(text string) string
 }

pkg/reporting/format/format_utils.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/catalog/config"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/model"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/output"
-	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/reporting/exporters/markdown/util"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/utils"
 	unitutils "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/unit"
@@ -171,20 +170,20 @@ func CreateTemplateInfoTable(templateInfo *model.Info, formatter ResultFormatter
 	}
 
 	if !utils.IsBlank(templateInfo.Description) {
-		rows = append(rows, []string{"Description", lineBreakToHTML(templateInfo.Description)})
+		rows = append(rows, []string{"Description", formatter.FormatLineBreaks(templateInfo.Description)})
 	}
 
 	if !utils.IsBlank(templateInfo.Remediation) {
-		rows = append(rows, []string{"Remediation", lineBreakToHTML(templateInfo.Remediation)})
+		rows = append(rows, []string{"Remediation", formatter.FormatLineBreaks(templateInfo.Remediation)})
 	}
 
 	classification := templateInfo.Classification
 	if classification != nil {
 		if classification.CVSSMetrics != "" {
-			rows = append(rows, []string{"CVSS-Metrics", generateCVSSMetricsFromClassification(classification)})
+			rows = append(rows, []string{"CVSS-Metrics", generateCVSSMetricsFromClassification(classification, formatter)})
 		}
 
-		rows = append(rows, generateCVECWEIDLinksFromClassification(classification)...)
+		rows = append(rows, generateCVECWEIDLinksFromClassification(classification, formatter)...)
 		rows = append(rows, []string{"CVSS-Score", strconv.FormatFloat(classification.CVSSScore, 'f', 2, 64)})
 	}
 
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ func CreateTemplateInfoTable(templateInfo *model.Info, formatter ResultFormatter
 	return table
 }
 
-func generateCVSSMetricsFromClassification(classification *model.Classification) string {
+func generateCVSSMetricsFromClassification(classification *model.Classification, formatter ResultFormatter) string {
 	var cvssLinkPrefix string
 	if strings.Contains(classification.CVSSMetrics, "CVSS:3.0") {
 		cvssLinkPrefix = "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#"
@@ -213,11 +212,11 @@ func generateCVSSMetricsFromClassification(classification *model.Classification)
 	if cvssLinkPrefix == "" {
 		return classification.CVSSMetrics
 	} else {
-		return util.CreateLink(classification.CVSSMetrics, cvssLinkPrefix+classification.CVSSMetrics)
+		return formatter.CreateLink(classification.CVSSMetrics, cvssLinkPrefix+classification.CVSSMetrics)
 	}
 }
 
-func generateCVECWEIDLinksFromClassification(classification *model.Classification) [][]string {
+func generateCVECWEIDLinksFromClassification(classification *model.Classification, formatter ResultFormatter) [][]string {
 	cwes := classification.CWEID.ToSlice()
 
 	cweIDs := make([]string, 0, len(cwes))
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ func generateCVECWEIDLinksFromClassification(classification *model.Classificatio
 		if len(parts) != 2 {
 			continue
 		}
-		cweIDs = append(cweIDs, util.CreateLink(strings.ToUpper(value), fmt.Sprintf("https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/%s.html", parts[1])))
+		cweIDs = append(cweIDs, formatter.CreateLink(strings.ToUpper(value), fmt.Sprintf("https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/%s.html", parts[1])))
 	}
 
 	var rows [][]string
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ func generateCVECWEIDLinksFromClassification(classification *model.Classificatio
 	cves := classification.CVEID.ToSlice()
 	cveIDs := make([]string, 0, len(cves))
 	for _, value := range cves {
-		cveIDs = append(cveIDs, util.CreateLink(strings.ToUpper(value), fmt.Sprintf("https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=%s", value)))
+		cveIDs = append(cveIDs, formatter.CreateLink(strings.ToUpper(value), fmt.Sprintf("https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=%s", value)))
 	}
 	if len(cveIDs) > 0 {
 		rows = append(rows, []string{"CVE-ID", strings.Join(cveIDs, ",")})

pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira.go

@@ -35,17 +35,57 @@ func (jiraFormatter *Formatter) CreateCodeBlock(title string, content string, _
 }
 
 func (jiraFormatter *Formatter) CreateTable(headers []string, rows [][]string) (string, error) {
-	table, err := jiraFormatter.MarkdownFormatter.CreateTable(headers, rows)
+	if len(headers) == 0 {
-	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no headers provided")
-		return "", err
 	}
-	tableRows := strings.Split(table, "\n")
+
-	tableRowsWithoutHeaderSeparator := append(tableRows[:1], tableRows[2:]...)
+	var builder strings.Builder
-	return strings.Join(tableRowsWithoutHeaderSeparator, "\n"), nil
+
+	// Create header row with leading and trailing pipes
+	builder.WriteString("| ")
+	builder.WriteString(strings.Join(headers, " | "))
+	builder.WriteString(" |")
+	builder.WriteString("\n")
+
+	// Create separator row with leading and trailing pipes
+	separators := make([]string, len(headers))
+	for i := range separators {
+		separators[i] = "-----------"
+	}
+	builder.WriteString("|")
+	builder.WriteString(strings.Join(separators, "|"))
+	builder.WriteString("|")
+	builder.WriteString("\n")
+
+	// Create data rows with leading and trailing pipes
+	for _, row := range rows {
+		builder.WriteString("| ")
+		if len(row) < len(headers) {
+			extendedRow := make([]string, len(headers))
+			copy(extendedRow, row)
+			builder.WriteString(strings.Join(extendedRow, " | "))
+		} else if len(row) > len(headers) {
+			builder.WriteString(strings.Join(row[:len(headers)], " | "))
+		} else {
+			builder.WriteString(strings.Join(row, " | "))
+		}
+		builder.WriteString(" |")
+		builder.WriteString("\n")
+	}
+
+	return builder.String(), nil
+}
+
+func (jiraFormatter *Formatter) CreateHorizontalLine() string {
+	return "----\n"
+}
+
+func (jiraFormatter *Formatter) FormatLineBreaks(text string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(text, "\n", "\\\\")
 }
 
 func (jiraFormatter *Formatter) CreateLink(title string, url string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("[%s|%s]", title, url)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[%s](%s)", title, url)
 }
 
 // Integration is a client for an issue tracker integration

pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira_test.go

@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package jira
 import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/model"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/model/types/severity"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/model/types/stringslice"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/output"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/reporting/format"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/reporting/trackers/filters"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -14,7 +17,18 @@ import (
 func TestLinkCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	jiraIntegration := &Integration{}
 	link := jiraIntegration.CreateLink("ProjectDiscovery", "https://projectdiscovery.io")
-	require.Equal(t, "[ProjectDiscovery|https://projectdiscovery.io]", link)
+	require.Equal(t, "[ProjectDiscovery](https://projectdiscovery.io)", link)
+}
+
+func TestLinkCreationWithSpecialCharacters(t *testing.T) {
+	jiraIntegration := &Integration{}
+
+	link := jiraIntegration.CreateLink("Nuclei [v3.4.4]", "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei")
+	expected := "[Nuclei [v3.4.4]](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei)"
+	require.Equal(t, expected, link)
+
+	require.NotContains(t, link, "%5D")
+	require.NotContains(t, link, "%5B")
 }
 
 func TestHorizontalLineCreation(t *testing.T) {
@@ -34,6 +48,7 @@ func TestTableCreation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	expected := `| key | value |
+|-----------|-----------|
 | a | b |
 | c |  |
 | d | e |
@@ -41,6 +56,129 @@ func TestTableCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, expected, table)
 }
 
+func TestTableCreationWithComplexData(t *testing.T) {
+	jiraIntegration := &Integration{}
+
+	table, err := jiraIntegration.CreateTable([]string{"Key", "Value"}, [][]string{
+		{"Name", "GraphQL CSRF / GET method"},
+		{"Authors", "Dolev Farhi"},
+		{"Tags", "graphql, misconfig"},
+		{"Severity", "info"},
+	})
+
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	require.Contains(t, table, "| Key | Value |")
+	require.Contains(t, table, "|-----------|-----------|")
+	require.Contains(t, table, "| Name | GraphQL CSRF / GET method |")
+
+	require.Contains(t, table, "GraphQL CSRF")
+	require.NotContains(t, table, "| ame |")
+	require.NotContains(t, table, "| uthors |")
+}
+
+func TestFormatLineBreaks(t *testing.T) {
+	jiraIntegration := &Integration{}
+
+	input := "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3"
+	result := jiraIntegration.FormatLineBreaks(input)
+	expected := "Line 1\\\\Line 2\\\\Line 3"
+
+	require.Equal(t, expected, result)
+
+	require.NotContains(t, result, "<br>")
+}
+
+func TestFormatLineBreaksWithMultipleBreaks(t *testing.T) {
+	jiraIntegration := &Integration{}
+
+	input := "Cross Site Request Forgery happens when an external website gains ability to make API calls impersonating an user.\nAllowing API calls through GET requests can lead to CSRF attacks."
+	result := jiraIntegration.FormatLineBreaks(input)
+	expected := "Cross Site Request Forgery happens when an external website gains ability to make API calls impersonating an user.\\\\Allowing API calls through GET requests can lead to CSRF attacks."
+
+	require.Equal(t, expected, result)
+}
+
+func TestCompleteReportGeneration(t *testing.T) {
+	jiraIntegration := &Integration{}
+
+	event := &output.ResultEvent{
+		TemplateID: "graphql-get-method",
+		Info: model.Info{
+			Name:           "GraphQL CSRF / GET method",
+			Authors:        stringslice.StringSlice{Value: []string{"Dolev Farhi"}},
+			Tags:           stringslice.StringSlice{Value: []string{"graphql", "misconfig"}},
+			SeverityHolder: severity.Holder{Severity: severity.Info},
+			Description:    "Cross Site Request Forgery happens when an external website gains ability to make API calls impersonating an user.\nAllowing API calls through GET requests can lead to CSRF attacks.",
+			Reference: stringslice.NewRawStringSlice([]string{
+				"https://graphql.org/learn/serving-over-http/#get-request",
+				"https://github.com/dolevf/Damn-Vulnerable-GraphQL-Application",
+			}),
+		},
+		Host:      "example.com",
+		Matched:   "example.com/graphql",
+		Timestamp: time.Date(2025, 5, 31, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		Type:      "http",
+	}
+
+	description := format.CreateReportDescription(event, jiraIntegration, false)
+
+	require.Contains(t, description, "*Details*: *graphql-get-method* matched at example.com")
+	require.Contains(t, description, "*Protocol*: HTTP")
+	require.Contains(t, description, "*Template Information*")
+
+	require.Contains(t, description, "| Key | Value |")
+	require.Contains(t, description, "|-----------|-----------|")
+	require.Contains(t, description, "| Name | GraphQL CSRF / GET method |")
+
+	require.Contains(t, description, "impersonating an user.\\\\Allowing API calls")
+	require.NotContains(t, description, "<br>")
+
+	require.Contains(t, description, "[Nuclei")
+	require.Contains(t, description, "](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei)")
+
+	require.NotContains(t, description, "%5D")
+	require.NotContains(t, description, "%5B")
+
+	require.Contains(t, description, "References:")
+	require.Contains(t, description, "https://graphql.org/learn/serving-over-http/#get-request")
+}
+
+func TestReportWithCVELinks(t *testing.T) {
+	jiraIntegration := &Integration{}
+
+	event := &output.ResultEvent{
+		TemplateID: "test-cve",
+		Info: model.Info{
+			Name:           "Test CVE Template",
+			Authors:        stringslice.StringSlice{Value: []string{"test-author"}},
+			Tags:           stringslice.StringSlice{Value: []string{"cve", "test"}},
+			SeverityHolder: severity.Holder{Severity: severity.High},
+			Description:    "Test template with CVE links",
+			Classification: &model.Classification{
+				CVEID:       stringslice.StringSlice{Value: []string{"CVE-2021-44228"}},
+				CWEID:       stringslice.StringSlice{Value: []string{"CWE-502"}},
+				CVSSMetrics: "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
+				CVSSScore:   10.0,
+			},
+		},
+		Host:      "example.com",
+		Matched:   "example.com/test",
+		Timestamp: time.Date(2025, 5, 31, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		Type:      "http",
+	}
+
+	description := format.CreateReportDescription(event, jiraIntegration, false)
+
+	require.Contains(t, description, "[CVE-2021-44228](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44228)")
+	require.Contains(t, description, "[CWE-502](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html)")
+	require.Contains(t, description, "[CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H](https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)")
+
+	require.NotContains(t, description, "|https://")
+
+	require.NotContains(t, description, "%5D")
+}
+
 func Test_ShouldFilter_Tracker(t *testing.T) {
 	jiraIntegration := &Integration{
 		options: &Options{AllowList: &filters.Filter{