diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 2020dd10..20c71a09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Run golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2.5.2
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action
         with:
           # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.33
+          version: latest
           args: --timeout 5m
           working-directory: v2/
         
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 6c88a19f..9a2621ab 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ linters:
     - gocritic
     - gofmt
     - goimports
-    - golint
     #- gomnd
     - goprintffuncname
     - gosimple
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ linters:
     - unused
     - varcheck
     - whitespace
+    - revive
 
   # don't enable:
   # - depguard
@@ -105,11 +105,4 @@ linters:
   # - nestif
   # - prealloc
   # - testpackage
-  # - wsl
-
-# golangci.com configuration
-# https://github.com/golangci/golangci/wiki/Configuration
-service:
-  golangci-lint-version: 1.33.x # use the fixed version to not introduce new linters unexpectedly
-  prepare:
-    - echo "here I can run custom commands, but no preparation needed for this repo"
+  # - wsl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/issue-tracker-config.yaml b/v2/cmd/nuclei/issue-tracker-config.yaml
index f69342c7..3fffce49 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/issue-tracker-config.yaml
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/issue-tracker-config.yaml
@@ -32,14 +32,16 @@
 #  issue-label: ""
 
 # jira contains configuration options for jira issue tracker
-#jira: 
+#jira:
+#  # Cloud is the boolean which tells if Jira instance is running in the cloud or on-prem version is used
+#  cloud: true
 #  # URL is the jira application url
 #  url: ""
-#  # account-id is the account-id of the jira user
+#  # account-id is the account-id of the jira user or username in case of on-prem Jira
 #  account-id: ""
 #  # email is the email of the user for jira instance
 #  email: ""
-#  # token is the token for jira instance.
+#  # token is the token for jira instance or password in case of on-prem Jira
 #  token: ""
 #  # project-name is the name of the project.
 #  project-name: ""
diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 574da4fc..c1459ceb 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func main() {
 		gologger.Fatal().Msgf("Could not create runner: %s\n", err)
 	}
 	nucleiRunner.RunEnumeration()
+	nucleiRunner.Close()
 }
 
 func readConfig() {
@@ -84,9 +85,10 @@ based on templates offering massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 	set.BoolVar(&options.SystemResolvers, "system-resolvers", false, "Use system dns resolving as error fallback")
 	set.IntVar(&options.PageTimeout, "page-timeout", 20, "Seconds to wait for each page in headless")
 	set.BoolVarP(&options.NewTemplates, "new-templates", "nt", false, "Only run newly added templates")
-	set.StringVarP(&options.DiskExportDirectory, "disk-export", "de", "", "Directory on disk to export reports in markdown to")
+	set.StringVarP(&options.DiskExportDirectory, "markdown-export", "me", "", "Directory to export results in markdown format")
+	set.StringVarP(&options.SarifExport, "sarif-export", "se", "", "File to export results in sarif format")
 	set.BoolVar(&options.NoInteractsh, "no-interactsh", false, "Do not use interactsh server for blind interaction polling")
-	set.StringVar(&options.InteractshURL, "interactsh-url", "https://interact.sh", "Interactsh Server URL")
+	set.StringVar(&options.InteractshURL, "interactsh-url", "https://interact.sh", "Self Hosted Interactsh Server URL")
 	set.IntVar(&options.InteractionsCacheSize, "interactions-cache-size", 5000, "Number of requests to keep in interactions cache")
 	set.IntVar(&options.InteractionsEviction, "interactions-eviction", 60, "Number of seconds to wait before evicting requests from cache")
 	set.IntVar(&options.InteractionsPollDuration, "interactions-poll-duration", 5, "Number of seconds before each interaction poll request")
diff --git a/v2/go.mod b/v2/go.mod
index 793998ff..4c13a5e2 100644
--- a/v2/go.mod
+++ b/v2/go.mod
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.38
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-ps v1.0.0
 	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5
+	github.com/owenrumney/go-sarif v1.0.4
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/clistats v0.0.8
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/collaborator v0.0.2
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger v1.1.4
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/hmap v0.0.1
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh v0.0.3
-	github.com/projectdiscovery/rawhttp v0.0.6
+	github.com/projectdiscovery/rawhttp v0.0.7
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/retryabledns v1.0.10
-	github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go v1.0.1
+	github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go v1.0.2-0.20210524224054-9fbe1f2b0727
 	github.com/remeh/sizedwaitgroup v1.0.0
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.2.1
@@ -49,11 +50,9 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0
 	go.uber.org/ratelimit v0.1.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210218145215-b8e89b74b9df // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210119194325-5f4716e94777
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210521195947-fe42d452be8f
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20210218202405-ba52d332ba99
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210218155724-8ebf48af031b // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.3.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20201208040808-7e3f01d25324 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
diff --git a/v2/go.sum b/v2/go.sum
index 10c1e785..0c6abf1f 100644
--- a/v2/go.sum
+++ b/v2/go.sum
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.4.2/go.mod h1:MB6lktGJrhw8PrUyiEoblNEGEQ+RzHPF0
 github.com/Masterminds/vcs v1.13.0/go.mod h1:N09YCmOQr6RLxC6UNHzuVwAdodYbbnycGHSmwVJjcKA=
 github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira v1.13.0 h1:vvIImGgX32bHfoiyUwkNo+/YrPnRczNarvhLOncP6dE=
 github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira v1.13.0/go.mod h1:jYi4kFDbRPZTJdJOVJO4mpMMIwdB+rcZwSO58DzPd2I=
+github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg/v13 v13.0.0/go.mod h1:ZK2fH7c4NqDTLtiYLvIkEghdlcqw7yxLeM89kiTRPUo=
 github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible h1:cQNTCjp13qL8KC3Nbxr/y2Bqb63oX6wdnnjpJbkM4JQ=
 github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:kRBLl5iJ+tD4TcOOxsy/0fnwebNt5EWlYSAyrTnjyyk=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@ github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.10.1/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.3/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.0 h1:XPnZz8VVBHjVsy1vzJmRwIcSwiUO+JFfrv/xGiigmME=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.7.0/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=
+github.com/owenrumney/go-sarif v1.0.4 h1:0LFC5eHP6amc/9ajM1jDiE52UfXFcl/oozay+X3KgV4=
+github.com/owenrumney/go-sarif v1.0.4/go.mod h1:DXUGbHwQcCMvqcvZbxh8l/7diHsJVztOKZgmPt88RNI=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
@@ -226,13 +229,14 @@ github.com/projectdiscovery/hmap v0.0.1 h1:VAONbJw5jP+syI5smhsfkrq9XPGn4aiYy5pR6
 github.com/projectdiscovery/hmap v0.0.1/go.mod h1:VDEfgzkKQdq7iGTKz8Ooul0NuYHQ8qiDs6r8bPD1Sb0=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh v0.0.3 h1:PUkWk+NzSyd5glMqfORmuqizhsd7c3WdTYBOto/MQIU=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/interactsh v0.0.3/go.mod h1:dWnKO14d2FLP3kLhI9DecEsiAC/aZiJoUBGFjGhDskY=
-github.com/projectdiscovery/rawhttp v0.0.6 h1:HbgPB1eKXQVV5F9sq0Uxflm95spWFyZYD8dgFpeOC9M=
-github.com/projectdiscovery/rawhttp v0.0.6/go.mod h1:PQERZAhAv7yxI/hR6hdDPgK1WTU56l204BweXrBec+0=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/rawhttp v0.0.7 h1:5m4peVgjbl7gqDcRYMTVEuX+Xs/nh76ohTkkvufucLg=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/rawhttp v0.0.7/go.mod h1:PQERZAhAv7yxI/hR6hdDPgK1WTU56l204BweXrBec+0=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/retryabledns v1.0.7/go.mod h1:/UzJn4I+cPdQl6pKiiQfvVAT636YZvJQYZhYhGB0dUQ=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/retryabledns v1.0.10 h1:xJZ2aKoqrNg/OZEw1+4+QIOH40V/WkZDYY1ZZc+uphE=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/retryabledns v1.0.10/go.mod h1:4sMC8HZyF01HXukRleSQYwz4870bwgb4+hTSXTMrkf4=
-github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go v1.0.1 h1:V7wUvsZNq1Rcz7+IlcyoyQlNwshuwptuBVYWw9lx8RE=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go v1.0.1/go.mod h1:SrN6iLZilNG1X4neq1D+SBxoqfAF4nyzvmevkTkWsek=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go v1.0.2-0.20210524224054-9fbe1f2b0727 h1:CJHP3CLCc/eqdXQEvZy8KiiqtAk9kEsd1URtPyPAQ1s=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go v1.0.2-0.20210524224054-9fbe1f2b0727/go.mod h1:dx//aY9V247qHdsRf0vdWHTBZuBQ2vm6Dq5dagxrDYI=
 github.com/prologic/smtpd v0.0.0-20210126001904-0893ad18168e h1:ZT3wZ92sp/EHEE/HcFCWCsYS3ROLjHb6EqSX8qYrgXw=
 github.com/prologic/smtpd v0.0.0-20210126001904-0893ad18168e/go.mod h1:GkLsdH1RZj6RDKeI9A05NGZYmEZQ/PbQcZPnZoSZuYI=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20190812154241-14fe0d1b01d4/go.mod h1:xMI15A0UPsDsEKsMN9yxemIoYk6Tm2C1GtYGdfGttqA=
@@ -266,6 +270,8 @@ github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 h1:GqA5TC/0021Y/b9FG4Oi9Mr3q7XYx6Kllzaw
 github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6bBcMArwyJ5K/AmCkWv1jt77kVWyCJ6HpOuEn7z0Csc=
 github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.1 h1:TVEnxayobAdVkhQfrfes2IzOB6o+z4roRkPF52WA1u4=
 github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.1/go.mod h1:KHLXt3tVN2HBp8eijSv/kGJopbvo7S+qRAEEKiv+SiQ=
+github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack/v4 v4.3.12/go.mod h1:gborTTJjAo/GWTqqRjrLCn9pgNN+NXzzngzBKDPIqw4=
+github.com/vmihailenco/tagparser v0.1.1/go.mod h1:OeAg3pn3UbLjkWt+rN9oFYB6u/cQgqMEUPoW2WPyhdI=
 github.com/wsxiaoys/terminal v0.0.0-20160513160801-0940f3fc43a0 h1:3UeQBvD0TFrlVjOeLOBz+CPAI8dnbqNSVwUwRrkp7vQ=
 github.com/wsxiaoys/terminal v0.0.0-20160513160801-0940f3fc43a0/go.mod h1:IXCdmsXIht47RaVFLEdVnh1t+pgYtTAhQGj73kz+2DM=
 github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab v0.44.0 h1:cEiGhqu7EpFGuei2a2etAwB+x6403E5CvpLn35y+GPs=
@@ -283,6 +289,8 @@ github.com/ysmood/leakless v0.6.12/go.mod h1:R8iAXPRaG97QJwqxs74RdwzcRHT1SWCGTNq
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.25/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.32/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
+github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.8.2 h1:u+xZfBKgpycDnTNjPhGiTEYZS5qS/Sb5MqSfm7vzcjg=
+github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.8.2/go.mod h1:vVKLxnk3puL4qRAv72AO+W99LUD4da90g3uUAzyuvAk=
 go.opencensus.io v0.21.0/go.mod h1:mSImk1erAIZhrmZN+AvHh14ztQfjbGwt4TtuofqLduU=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.0/go.mod h1:+kGneAE2xo2IficOXnaByMWTGM9T73dGwxeWcUqIpI8=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.2/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
@@ -364,8 +372,9 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200520182314-0ba52f642ac2/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200625001655-4c5254603344/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200822124328-c89045814202/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210119194325-5f4716e94777 h1:003p0dJM77cxMSyCPFphvZf/Y5/NXf5fzg6ufd1/Oew=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210119194325-5f4716e94777/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210521195947-fe42d452be8f h1:Si4U+UcgJzya9kpiEUJKQvjr512OLli+gL4poHrz93U=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210521195947-fe42d452be8f/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20181106182150-f42d05182288/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190226205417-e64efc72b421/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
@@ -416,8 +425,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200905004654-be1d3432aa8f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201113233024-12cec1faf1ba/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210218155724-8ebf48af031b h1:lAZ0/chPUDWwjqosYR0X4M490zQhMsiJ4K3DbA7o+3g=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210218155724-8ebf48af031b/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da h1:b3NXsE2LusjYGGjL5bxEVZZORm/YEFFrWFjR8eFrw/c=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201117132131-f5c789dd3221/go.mod h1:Nr5EML6q2oocZ2LXRh80K7BxOlk5/8JxuGnuhpl+muw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20170915032832-14c0d48ead0c/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
@@ -425,8 +434,9 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.4 h1:0YWbFKbhXG/wIiuHDSKpS0Iy7FSA+u45VtBMfQcFTTc=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.4/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.5/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.6 h1:aRYxNxv6iGQlyVaZmk6ZgYEDa+Jg18DxebPSrd6bg1M=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20181108054448-85acf8d2951c/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20191024005414-555d28b269f0/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/banner.go b/v2/internal/runner/banner.go
index 6ee30910..66594a2b 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/banner.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/banner.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ const banner = `
      ____  __  _______/ /__  (_)
     / __ \/ / / / ___/ / _ \/ /
    / / / / /_/ / /__/ /  __/ /
-  /_/ /_/\__,_/\___/_/\___/_/   v2.3.7
+  /_/ /_/\__,_/\___/_/\___/_/   v2.3.8
 `
 
 // Version is the current version of nuclei
-const Version = `2.3.7`
+const Version = `2.3.8`
 
 // showBanner is used to show the banner to the user
 func showBanner() {
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
index 40a965f2..1eff8bea 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/disk"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/sarif"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/templates"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/remeh/sizedwaitgroup"
@@ -66,13 +67,13 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Runner, error) {
 	if err := runner.updateTemplates(); err != nil {
 		gologger.Warning().Msgf("Could not update templates: %s\n", err)
 	}
+
+	runner.catalog = catalog.New(runner.options.TemplatesDirectory)
 	// Read nucleiignore file if given a templateconfig
 	if runner.templatesConfig != nil {
 		runner.readNucleiIgnoreFile()
+		runner.catalog.AppendIgnore(runner.templatesConfig.IgnorePaths)
 	}
-	runner.catalog = catalog.New(runner.options.TemplatesDirectory)
-	runner.catalog.AppendIgnore(runner.templatesConfig.IgnorePaths)
-
 	var reportingOptions *reporting.Options
 	if options.ReportingConfig != "" {
 		file, err := os.Open(options.ReportingConfig)
@@ -95,6 +96,14 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Runner, error) {
 			reportingOptions.DiskExporter = &disk.Options{Directory: options.DiskExportDirectory}
 		}
 	}
+	if options.SarifExport != "" {
+		if reportingOptions != nil {
+			reportingOptions.SarifExporter = &sarif.Options{File: options.SarifExport}
+		} else {
+			reportingOptions = &reporting.Options{}
+			reportingOptions.SarifExporter = &sarif.Options{File: options.SarifExport}
+		}
+	}
 	if reportingOptions != nil {
 		if client, err := reporting.New(reportingOptions, options.ReportingDB); err != nil {
 			gologger.Fatal().Msgf("Could not create issue reporting client: %s\n", err)
@@ -387,13 +396,8 @@ func (r *Runner) RunEnumeration() {
 		r.issuesClient.Close()
 	}
 	if !results.Load() {
-		if r.output != nil {
-			r.output.Close()
-			os.Remove(r.options.Output)
-		}
 		gologger.Info().Msgf("No results found. Better luck next time!")
 	}
-
 	if r.browser != nil {
 		r.browser.Close()
 	}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/output/output.go b/v2/pkg/output/output.go
index 2fac10fd..ffe1b180 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/output/output.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/output/output.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ type InternalWrappedEvent struct {
 type ResultEvent struct {
 	// TemplateID is the ID of the template for the result.
 	TemplateID string `json:"templateID"`
+	// TemplatePath is the path of template
+	TemplatePath string `json:"-"`
 	// Info contains information block of the template for the result.
 	Info map[string]interface{} `json:"info,inline"`
 	// MatcherName is the name of the matcher matched if any.
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ type ResultEvent struct {
 	Timestamp time.Time `json:"timestamp"`
 	// Interaction is the full details of interactsh interaction.
 	Interaction *server.Interaction `json:"interaction,omitempty"`
+
+	FileToIndexPosition map[string]int `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // NewStandardWriter creates a new output writer based on user configurations
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/clusterer/executer.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/clusterer/executer.go
index 84207ab1..758e99b8 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/clusterer/executer.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/clusterer/executer.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Executer struct {
 
 type clusteredOperator struct {
 	templateID   string
+	templatePath string
 	templateInfo map[string]interface{}
 	operator     *operators.Operators
 }
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ func NewExecuter(requests []*templates.Template, options *protocols.ExecuterOpti
 		executer.operators = append(executer.operators, &clusteredOperator{
 			templateID:   req.ID,
 			templateInfo: req.Info,
+			templatePath: req.Path,
 			operator:     req.RequestsHTTP[0].CompiledOperators,
 		})
 	}
@@ -60,13 +62,15 @@ func (e *Executer) Requests() int {
 func (e *Executer) Execute(input string) (bool, error) {
 	var results bool
 
+	previous := make(map[string]interface{})
 	dynamicValues := make(map[string]interface{})
-	err := e.requests.ExecuteWithResults(input, dynamicValues, nil, func(event *output.InternalWrappedEvent) {
+	err := e.requests.ExecuteWithResults(input, dynamicValues, previous, func(event *output.InternalWrappedEvent) {
 		for _, operator := range e.operators {
 			result, matched := operator.operator.Execute(event.InternalEvent, e.requests.Match, e.requests.Extract)
 			if matched && result != nil {
 				event.OperatorsResult = result
 				event.InternalEvent["template-id"] = operator.templateID
+				event.InternalEvent["template-path"] = operator.templatePath
 				event.InternalEvent["template-info"] = operator.templateInfo
 				event.Results = e.requests.MakeResultEvent(event)
 				results = true
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ func (e *Executer) ExecuteWithResults(input string, callback protocols.OutputEve
 			if matched && result != nil {
 				event.OperatorsResult = result
 				event.InternalEvent["template-id"] = operator.templateID
+				event.InternalEvent["template-path"] = operator.templatePath
 				event.InternalEvent["template-info"] = operator.templateInfo
 				event.Results = e.requests.MakeResultEvent(event)
 				callback(event)
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/operators.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/operators.go
index 860a38f8..5d18c4d5 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/operators.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/operators.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func (r *Request) responseToDSLMap(req, resp *dns.Msg, host, matched string) out
 	data["raw"] = rawData
 	data["template-id"] = r.options.TemplateID
 	data["template-info"] = r.options.TemplateInfo
+	data["template-path"] = r.options.TemplatePath
 	return data
 }
 
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ func (r *Request) MakeResultEvent(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) []*outpu
 func (r *Request) makeResultEventItem(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) *output.ResultEvent {
 	data := &output.ResultEvent{
 		TemplateID:       types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-id"]),
+		TemplatePath:     types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-path"]),
 		Info:             wrapped.InternalEvent["template-info"].(map[string]interface{}),
 		Type:             "dns",
 		Host:             types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["host"]),
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/file/file.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/file/file.go
index df362531..d5b81018 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/file/file.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/file/file.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type Request struct {
 }
 
 // defaultDenylist is the default list of extensions to be denied
-var defaultDenylist = []string{".3g2", ".3gp", ".7z", ".apk", ".arj", ".avi", ".axd", ".bmp", ".css", ".csv", ".deb", ".dll", ".doc", ".drv", ".eot", ".exe", ".flv", ".gif", ".gifv", ".gz", ".h264", ".ico", ".iso", ".jar", ".jpeg", ".jpg", ".lock", ".m4a", ".m4v", ".map", ".mkv", ".mov", ".mp3", ".mp4", ".mpeg", ".mpg", ".msi", ".ogg", ".ogm", ".ogv", ".otf", ".pdf", ".pkg", ".png", ".ppt", ".psd", ".rar", ".rm", ".rpm", ".svg", ".swf", ".sys", ".tar.gz", ".tar", ".tif", ".tiff", ".ttf", ".txt", ".vob", ".wav", ".webm", ".wmv", ".woff", ".woff2", ".xcf", ".xls", ".xlsx", ".zip"}
+var defaultDenylist = []string{".3g2", ".3gp", ".7z", ".apk", ".arj", ".avi", ".axd", ".bmp", ".css", ".csv", ".deb", ".dll", ".doc", ".drv", ".eot", ".exe", ".flv", ".gif", ".gifv", ".gz", ".h264", ".ico", ".iso", ".jar", ".jpeg", ".jpg", ".lock", ".m4a", ".m4v", ".map", ".mkv", ".mov", ".mp3", ".mp4", ".mpeg", ".mpg", ".msi", ".ogg", ".ogm", ".ogv", ".otf", ".pdf", ".pkg", ".png", ".ppt", ".psd", ".rar", ".rm", ".rpm", ".svg", ".swf", ".sys", ".tar.gz", ".tar", ".tif", ".tiff", ".ttf", ".vob", ".wav", ".webm", ".wmv", ".woff", ".woff2", ".xcf", ".xls", ".xlsx", ".zip"}
 
 // GetID returns the unique ID of the request if any.
 func (r *Request) GetID() string {
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/file/operators.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/file/operators.go
index 7b3b59fe..f2a57a3d 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/file/operators.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/file/operators.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package file
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/operators/extractors"
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ func (r *Request) responseToDSLMap(raw, host, matched string) output.InternalEve
 	data["raw"] = raw
 	data["template-id"] = r.options.TemplateID
 	data["template-info"] = r.options.TemplateInfo
+	data["template-path"] = r.options.TemplatePath
 	return data
 }
 
@@ -99,16 +102,45 @@ func (r *Request) MakeResultEvent(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) []*outpu
 		data := r.makeResultEventItem(wrapped)
 		results = append(results, data)
 	}
+	raw, ok := wrapped.InternalEvent["raw"]
+	if !ok {
+		return results
+	}
+	rawStr, ok := raw.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return results
+	}
+
+	// Identify the position of match in file using a dirty hack.
+	for _, result := range results {
+		for _, extraction := range result.ExtractedResults {
+			scanner := bufio.NewScanner(strings.NewReader(rawStr))
+
+			line := 1
+			for scanner.Scan() {
+				if strings.Contains(scanner.Text(), extraction) {
+					if result.FileToIndexPosition == nil {
+						result.FileToIndexPosition = make(map[string]int)
+					}
+					result.FileToIndexPosition[result.Matched] = line
+					continue
+				}
+				line++
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return results
 }
 
 func (r *Request) makeResultEventItem(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) *output.ResultEvent {
 	data := &output.ResultEvent{
 		TemplateID:       types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-id"]),
+		TemplatePath:     types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-path"]),
 		Info:             wrapped.InternalEvent["template-info"].(map[string]interface{}),
 		Type:             "file",
 		Path:             types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["path"]),
 		Matched:          types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["matched"]),
+		Host:             types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["matched"]),
 		ExtractedResults: wrapped.OperatorsResult.OutputExtracts,
 		Timestamp:        time.Now(),
 	}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/engine.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/engine.go
index 6c8d613e..ea85f975 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/engine.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/engine.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func (b *Browser) Close() {
 // headless process launch.
 func (b *Browser) killChromeProcesses() {
 	newProcesses := b.findChromeProcesses()
+
 	for id := range newProcesses {
 		if _, ok := b.previouspids[id]; ok {
 			continue
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/page.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/page.go
index 185eb33c..16eae572 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/page.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/page.go
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ func (i *Instance) Run(baseURL *url.URL, actions []*Action, timeout time.Duratio
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-
 	go router.Run()
 	data, err := createdPage.ExecuteActions(baseURL, actions)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/page_actions_test.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/page_actions_test.go
index e89fe535..658c3290 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/page_actions_test.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/engine/page_actions_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func TestActionNavigate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	instance, err := browser.NewInstance()
 	require.Nil(t, err, "could not create browser instance")
+	defer instance.Close()
 
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, `
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/operators.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/operators.go
index f1845a89..265dc95d 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/operators.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/headless/operators.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func (r *Request) responseToDSLMap(resp, req, host, matched string) output.Inter
 	data["data"] = resp
 	data["template-id"] = r.options.TemplateID
 	data["template-info"] = r.options.TemplateInfo
+	data["template-path"] = r.options.TemplatePath
 	return data
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ func (r *Request) MakeResultEvent(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) []*outpu
 func (r *Request) makeResultEventItem(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) *output.ResultEvent {
 	data := &output.ResultEvent{
 		TemplateID:       types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-id"]),
+		TemplatePath:     types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-path"]),
 		Info:             wrapped.InternalEvent["template-info"].(map[string]interface{}),
 		Type:             "headless",
 		Host:             types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["host"]),
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/cluster.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/cluster.go
index 68107c9e..bdfa0735 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/cluster.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/cluster.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 // are similar enough to be considered one and can be checked by
 // just adding the matcher/extractors for the request and the correct IDs.
 func (r *Request) CanCluster(other *Request) bool {
-	if len(r.Payloads) > 0 || len(r.Raw) > 0 || len(r.Body) > 0 || r.Unsafe {
+	if len(r.Payloads) > 0 || len(r.Raw) > 0 || len(r.Body) > 0 || r.Unsafe || r.ReqCondition || r.Name != "" {
 		return false
 	}
 	if r.Method != other.Method ||
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/operators.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/operators.go
index 0c1fcb99..77438f04 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/operators.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/operators.go
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ func (r *Request) responseToDSLMap(resp *http.Response, host, matched, rawReq, r
 	data["duration"] = duration.Seconds()
 	data["template-id"] = r.options.TemplateID
 	data["template-info"] = r.options.TemplateInfo
+	data["template-path"] = r.options.TemplatePath
 	return data
 }
 
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ func (r *Request) MakeResultEvent(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) []*outpu
 func (r *Request) makeResultEventItem(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) *output.ResultEvent {
 	data := &output.ResultEvent{
 		TemplateID:       types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-id"]),
+		TemplatePath:     types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-path"]),
 		Info:             wrapped.InternalEvent["template-info"].(map[string]interface{}),
 		Type:             "http",
 		Host:             types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["host"]),
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/request.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
index 6dc361fa..ca3ffc5c 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/request.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (r *Request) executeParallelHTTP(reqURL string, dynamicValues, previous out
 	return requestErr
 }
 
-// executeRaceRequest executes turbo http request for a URL
+// executeTurboHTTP executes turbo http request for a URL
 func (r *Request) executeTurboHTTP(reqURL string, dynamicValues, previous output.InternalEvent, callback protocols.OutputEventCallback) error {
 	generator := r.newGenerator()
 
@@ -277,11 +277,15 @@ func (r *Request) executeRequest(reqURL string, request *generatedRequest, previ
 	var hostname string
 	timeStart := time.Now()
 	if request.original.Pipeline {
-		formedURL = request.rawRequest.FullURL
-		if parsed, parseErr := url.Parse(formedURL); parseErr == nil {
-			hostname = parsed.Host
+		if request.rawRequest != nil {
+			formedURL = request.rawRequest.FullURL
+			if parsed, parseErr := url.Parse(formedURL); parseErr == nil {
+				hostname = parsed.Host
+			}
+			resp, err = request.pipelinedClient.DoRaw(request.rawRequest.Method, reqURL, request.rawRequest.Path, generators.ExpandMapValues(request.rawRequest.Headers), ioutil.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(request.rawRequest.Data)))
+		} else if request.request != nil {
+			resp, err = request.pipelinedClient.Dor(request.request)
 		}
-		resp, err = request.pipelinedClient.DoRaw(request.rawRequest.Method, reqURL, request.rawRequest.Path, generators.ExpandMapValues(request.rawRequest.Headers), ioutil.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(request.rawRequest.Data)))
 	} else if request.original.Unsafe && request.rawRequest != nil {
 		formedURL = request.rawRequest.FullURL
 		if parsed, parseErr := url.Parse(formedURL); parseErr == nil {
@@ -343,7 +347,9 @@ func (r *Request) executeRequest(reqURL string, request *generatedRequest, previ
 	}
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(bodyReader)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not read http body")
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unexpected EOF") { // ignore EOF error
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not read http body")
+		}
 	}
 	resp.Body.Close()
 
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/utils.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/utils.go
index fa974709..a2189d08 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/http/utils.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/http/utils.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package http
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"compress/gzip"
+	"compress/zlib"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httputil"
@@ -100,19 +102,23 @@ func handleDecompression(resp *http.Response, bodyOrig []byte) (bodyDec []byte,
 		return bodyOrig, nil
 	}
 
-	encodingHeader := strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(resp.Header.Get("Content-Encoding")))
-	if strings.Contains(encodingHeader, "gzip") {
-		gzipreader, err := gzip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(bodyOrig))
-		if err != nil {
-			return bodyOrig, err
-		}
-		defer gzipreader.Close()
-
-		bodyDec, err = ioutil.ReadAll(gzipreader)
-		if err != nil {
-			return bodyOrig, err
-		}
-		return bodyDec, nil
+	var reader io.ReadCloser
+	switch resp.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") {
+	case "gzip":
+		reader, err = gzip.NewReader(resp.Body)
+	case "deflate":
+		reader, err = zlib.NewReader(resp.Body)
+	default:
+		reader = resp.Body
 	}
-	return bodyOrig, nil
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer reader.Close()
+
+	bodyDec, err = ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return bodyOrig, err
+	}
+	return bodyDec, nil
 }
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/network/operators.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/network/operators.go
index a0a95ede..d515e686 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/network/operators.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/network/operators.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func (r *Request) responseToDSLMap(req, resp, raw, host, matched string) output.
 	data["raw"] = raw   // Raw is the full transaction data for network
 	data["template-id"] = r.options.TemplateID
 	data["template-info"] = r.options.TemplateInfo
+	data["template-path"] = r.options.TemplatePath
 	return data
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ func (r *Request) MakeResultEvent(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) []*outpu
 func (r *Request) makeResultEventItem(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) *output.ResultEvent {
 	data := &output.ResultEvent{
 		TemplateID:       types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-id"]),
+		TemplatePath:     types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-path"]),
 		Info:             wrapped.InternalEvent["template-info"].(map[string]interface{}),
 		Type:             "network",
 		Host:             types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["host"]),
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/offlinehttp/operators.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/offlinehttp/operators.go
index c71376c9..d60cf72f 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/offlinehttp/operators.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/offlinehttp/operators.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func (r *Request) responseToDSLMap(resp *http.Response, host, matched, rawReq, r
 	data["duration"] = duration.Seconds()
 	data["template-id"] = r.options.TemplateID
 	data["template-info"] = r.options.TemplateInfo
+	data["template-path"] = r.options.TemplatePath
 	return data
 }
 
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ func (r *Request) MakeResultEvent(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) []*outpu
 func (r *Request) makeResultEventItem(wrapped *output.InternalWrappedEvent) *output.ResultEvent {
 	data := &output.ResultEvent{
 		TemplateID:       types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-id"]),
+		TemplatePath:     types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["template-path"]),
 		Info:             wrapped.InternalEvent["template-info"].(map[string]interface{}),
 		Type:             "http",
 		Path:             types.ToString(wrapped.InternalEvent["path"]),
diff --git a/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/disk/disk.go b/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/disk/disk.go
index 35c1d25b..7ff73739 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/disk/disk.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/disk/disk.go
@@ -58,3 +58,8 @@ func (i *Exporter) Export(event *output.ResultEvent) error {
 	err := ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(i.directory, finalFilename), data, 0644)
 	return err
 }
+
+// Close closes the exporter after operation
+func (i *Exporter) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/sarif/sarif.go b/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/sarif/sarif.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c495c3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/sarif/sarif.go
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+package sarif
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/owenrumney/go-sarif/sarif"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/output"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting/format"
+)
+
+// Exporter is an exporter for nuclei sarif output format.
+type Exporter struct {
+	sarif *sarif.Report
+	run   *sarif.Run
+	mutex *sync.Mutex
+
+	home     string
+	tempFile string
+	options  *Options
+}
+
+// Options contains the configuration options for sarif exporter client
+type Options struct {
+	// File is the file to export found sarif result to
+	File string `yaml:"file"`
+}
+
+// New creates a new disk exporter integration client based on options.
+func New(options *Options) (*Exporter, error) {
+	report, err := sarif.New(sarif.Version210)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not create sarif exporter")
+	}
+
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get home dir")
+	}
+	templatePath := path.Join(home, "nuclei-templates")
+
+	run := sarif.NewRun("nuclei", "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei")
+	return &Exporter{options: options, home: templatePath, sarif: report, run: run, mutex: &sync.Mutex{}}, nil
+}
+
+// Export exports a passed result event to sarif structure
+func (i *Exporter) Export(event *output.ResultEvent) error {
+	templatePath := strings.TrimPrefix(event.TemplatePath, i.home)
+
+	h := sha1.New()
+	h.Write([]byte(event.Host))
+	templateID := event.TemplateID + "-" + hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil))
+
+	fullDescription := format.MarkdownDescription(event)
+	sarifSeverity := getSarifSeverity(event)
+
+	var ruleName string
+	if s, ok := event.Info["name"]; ok {
+		ruleName = s.(string)
+	}
+
+	var templateURL string
+	if strings.HasPrefix(event.TemplatePath, i.home) {
+		templateURL = "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/master" + templatePath
+	} else {
+		templateURL = "https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates"
+	}
+
+	var ruleDescription string
+	if d, ok := event.Info["description"]; ok {
+		ruleDescription = d.(string)
+	}
+
+	i.mutex.Lock()
+	defer i.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	_ = i.run.AddRule(templateID).
+		WithDescription(ruleName).
+		WithHelp(fullDescription).
+		WithHelpURI(templateURL).
+		WithFullDescription(sarif.NewMultiformatMessageString(ruleDescription))
+	result := i.run.AddResult(templateID).
+		WithMessage(sarif.NewMessage().WithText(event.Host)).
+		WithLevel(sarifSeverity)
+
+		// Also write file match metadata to file
+	if event.Type == "file" && (event.FileToIndexPosition != nil && len(event.FileToIndexPosition) > 0) {
+		for file, line := range event.FileToIndexPosition {
+			result.WithLocation(sarif.NewLocation().WithMessage(sarif.NewMessage().WithText(ruleName)).WithPhysicalLocation(
+				sarif.NewPhysicalLocation().
+					WithArtifactLocation(sarif.NewArtifactLocation().WithUri(file)).
+					WithRegion(sarif.NewRegion().WithStartColumn(1).WithStartLine(line).WithEndLine(line).WithEndColumn(32)),
+			))
+		}
+	} else {
+		result.WithLocation(sarif.NewLocation().WithMessage(sarif.NewMessage().WithText(event.Host)).WithPhysicalLocation(
+			sarif.NewPhysicalLocation().
+				WithArtifactLocation(sarif.NewArtifactLocation().WithUri("README.md")).
+				WithRegion(sarif.NewRegion().WithStartColumn(1).WithStartLine(1).WithEndLine(1).WithEndColumn(1)),
+		))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getSarifSeverity returns the sarif severity
+func getSarifSeverity(event *output.ResultEvent) string {
+	var ruleSeverity string
+	if s, ok := event.Info["severity"]; ok {
+		ruleSeverity = s.(string)
+	}
+
+	switch ruleSeverity {
+	case "info":
+		return "note"
+	case "low", "medium":
+		return "warning"
+	case "high", "critical":
+		return "error"
+	default:
+		return "note"
+	}
+}
+
+// Close closes the exporter after operation
+func (i *Exporter) Close() error {
+	i.mutex.Lock()
+	defer i.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	i.sarif.AddRun(i.run)
+	if len(i.run.Results) == 0 {
+		return nil // do not write when no results
+	}
+	file, err := os.Create(i.options.File)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not create sarif output file")
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	return i.sarif.Write(file)
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/reporting/format/format.go b/v2/pkg/reporting/format/format.go
index 153b6c24..ec099795 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/reporting/format/format.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/reporting/format/format.go
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ func MarkdownDescription(event *output.ResultEvent) string {
 	builder.WriteString(event.Timestamp.Format("Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 -0700 MST 2006"))
 	builder.WriteString("\n\n**Template Information**\n\n| Key | Value |\n|---|---|\n")
 	for k, v := range event.Info {
+		if k == "reference" {
+			continue
+		}
 		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| %s | %s |\n", k, v))
 	}
 	if event.Request != "" {
@@ -60,11 +63,11 @@ func MarkdownDescription(event *output.ResultEvent) string {
 		} else {
 			builder.WriteString(event.Response)
 		}
-		builder.WriteString("\n```\n\n")
+		builder.WriteString("\n```\n")
 	}
 
 	if len(event.ExtractedResults) > 0 || len(event.Metadata) > 0 {
-		builder.WriteString("**Extra Information**\n\n")
+		builder.WriteString("\n**Extra Information**\n\n")
 		if len(event.ExtractedResults) > 0 {
 			builder.WriteString("**Extracted results**:\n\n")
 			for _, v := range event.ExtractedResults {
@@ -110,6 +113,26 @@ func MarkdownDescription(event *output.ResultEvent) string {
 			builder.WriteString("\n```\n")
 		}
 	}
+	if d, ok := event.Info["reference"]; ok {
+		builder.WriteString("\nReference: \n")
+
+		switch v := d.(type) {
+		case string:
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(v, "-") {
+				builder.WriteString("- ")
+			}
+			builder.WriteString(v)
+		case []interface{}:
+			slice := types.ToStringSlice(v)
+			for i, item := range slice {
+				builder.WriteString("- ")
+				builder.WriteString(item)
+				if len(slice)-1 != i {
+					builder.WriteString("\n")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	builder.WriteString("\n---\nGenerated by [Nuclei](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei)")
 	data := builder.String()
diff --git a/v2/pkg/reporting/reporting.go b/v2/pkg/reporting/reporting.go
index e33600bb..7eaf2602 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/reporting/reporting.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/reporting/reporting.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/output"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting/dedupe"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/disk"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting/exporters/sarif"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/github"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/gitlab"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/jira"
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	Jira *jira.Options `yaml:"jira"`
 	// DiskExporter contains configuration options for Disk Exporter Module
 	DiskExporter *disk.Options `yaml:"disk"`
+	// SarifExporter contains configuration options for Sarif Exporter Module
+	SarifExporter *sarif.Options `yaml:"sarif"`
 }
 
 // Filter filters the received event and decides whether to perform
@@ -79,6 +82,8 @@ type Tracker interface {
 
 // Exporter is an interface implemented by an issue exporter
 type Exporter interface {
+	// Close closes the exporter after operation
+	Close() error
 	// Export exports an issue to an exporter
 	Export(event *output.ResultEvent) error
 }
@@ -129,6 +134,13 @@ func New(options *Options, db string) (*Client, error) {
 		}
 		client.exporters = append(client.exporters, exporter)
 	}
+	if options.SarifExporter != nil {
+		exporter, err := sarif.New(options.SarifExporter)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not create exporting client")
+		}
+		client.exporters = append(client.exporters, exporter)
+	}
 	storage, err := dedupe.New(db)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -140,6 +152,9 @@ func New(options *Options, db string) (*Client, error) {
 // Close closes the issue tracker reporting client
 func (c *Client) Close() {
 	c.dedupe.Close()
+	for _, exporter := range c.exporters {
+		exporter.Close()
+	}
 }
 
 // CreateIssue creates an issue in the tracker
diff --git a/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira.go b/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira.go
index 0c68b4ce..5a56ed9e 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ type Integration struct {
 
 // Options contains the configuration options for jira client
 type Options struct {
+	// Cloud value is set to true when Jira cloud is used
+	Cloud bool `yaml:"cloud"`
 	// URL is the URL of the jira server
 	URL string `yaml:"url"`
 	// AccountID is the accountID of the jira user.
@@ -36,8 +38,12 @@ type Options struct {
 
 // New creates a new issue tracker integration client based on options.
 func New(options *Options) (*Integration, error) {
+	username := options.Email
+	if !options.Cloud {
+		username = options.AccountID
+	}
 	tp := jira.BasicAuthTransport{
-		Username: options.Email,
+		Username: username,
 		Password: options.Token,
 	}
 	jiraClient, err := jira.NewClient(tp.Client(), options.URL)
@@ -51,15 +57,27 @@ func New(options *Options) (*Integration, error) {
 func (i *Integration) CreateIssue(event *output.ResultEvent) error {
 	summary := format.Summary(event)
 
-	issueData := &jira.Issue{
-		Fields: &jira.IssueFields{
-			Assignee:    &jira.User{AccountID: i.options.AccountID},
-			Reporter:    &jira.User{AccountID: i.options.AccountID},
+	fields := &jira.IssueFields{
+		Assignee:    &jira.User{AccountID: i.options.AccountID},
+		Reporter:    &jira.User{AccountID: i.options.AccountID},
+		Description: jiraFormatDescription(event),
+		Type:        jira.IssueType{Name: i.options.IssueType},
+		Project:     jira.Project{Key: i.options.ProjectName},
+		Summary:     summary,
+	}
+	// On-prem version of Jira server does not use AccountID
+	if !i.options.Cloud {
+		fields = &jira.IssueFields{
+			Assignee:    &jira.User{Name: i.options.AccountID},
 			Description: jiraFormatDescription(event),
 			Type:        jira.IssueType{Name: i.options.IssueType},
 			Project:     jira.Project{Key: i.options.ProjectName},
 			Summary:     summary,
-		},
+		}
+	}
+
+	issueData := &jira.Issue{
+		Fields: fields,
 	}
 	_, resp, err := i.jira.Issue.Create(issueData)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -92,6 +110,9 @@ func jiraFormatDescription(event *output.ResultEvent) string {
 	builder.WriteString(event.Timestamp.Format("Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 -0700 MST 2006"))
 	builder.WriteString("\n\n*Template Information*\n\n| Key | Value |\n")
 	for k, v := range event.Info {
+		if k == "reference" {
+			continue
+		}
 		builder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| %s | %s |\n", k, v))
 	}
 	builder.WriteString("\n*Request*\n\n{code}\n")
@@ -107,7 +128,7 @@ func jiraFormatDescription(event *output.ResultEvent) string {
 	builder.WriteString("\n{code}\n\n")
 
 	if len(event.ExtractedResults) > 0 || len(event.Metadata) > 0 {
-		builder.WriteString("*Extra Information*\n\n")
+		builder.WriteString("\n*Extra Information*\n\n")
 		if len(event.ExtractedResults) > 0 {
 			builder.WriteString("*Extracted results*:\n\n")
 			for _, v := range event.ExtractedResults {
@@ -153,6 +174,26 @@ func jiraFormatDescription(event *output.ResultEvent) string {
 			builder.WriteString("\n{code}\n")
 		}
 	}
+	if d, ok := event.Info["reference"]; ok {
+		builder.WriteString("\nReference: \n")
+
+		switch v := d.(type) {
+		case string:
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(v, "-") {
+				builder.WriteString("- ")
+			}
+			builder.WriteString(v)
+		case []interface{}:
+			slice := types.ToStringSlice(v)
+			for i, item := range slice {
+				builder.WriteString("- ")
+				builder.WriteString(item)
+				if len(slice)-1 != i {
+					builder.WriteString("\n")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	builder.WriteString("\n---\nGenerated by [Nuclei|https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei]")
 	data := builder.String()
 	return data
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
index 4cad174b..16b6ff21 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ func Parse(filePath string, options protocols.ExecuterOptions) (*Template, error
 	if template.Executer == nil && template.CompiledWorkflow == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("cannot create template executer")
 	}
+	template.Path = filePath
 	return template, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/templates.go b/v2/pkg/templates/templates.go
index 61037302..12c135e4 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/templates.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/templates.go
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ type Template struct {
 	TotalRequests int `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
 	// Executer is the actual template executor for running template requests
 	Executer protocols.Executer `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
+
+	Path string `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
 }
diff --git a/v2/pkg/types/types.go b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
index d9b40700..89cb701e 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	ReportingConfig string
 	// DiskExportDirectory is the directory to export reports in markdown on disk to
 	DiskExportDirectory string
+	// SarifExport is the file to export sarif output format to
+	SarifExport string
 	// ResolversFile is a file containing resolvers for nuclei.
 	ResolversFile string
 	// StatsInterval is the number of seconds to display stats after