Security Scheme HTTP Unknown Scheme

• Query id: 06764426-3c56-407e-981f-caa25db1c149
• Query name: Security Scheme HTTP Unknown Scheme
• Platform: OpenAPI
• Severity: Medium
• Category: Access Control
• URL: Github

Description

Security Scheme HTTP scheme should be registered in the IANA Authentication Scheme registry
Documentation

Code samples

Code samples with security vulnerabilities

Postitive test num. 1 - json file

{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.c"
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "foo": {
                    "value": {
                      "versions": [
                        {
                          "status": "CURRENT",
                          "updated": "2011-01-21T11:33:21Z",
                          "id": "v2.0",
                          "links": [
                            {
                              "href": "http://127.0.0.1:8774/v2/",
                              "rel": "self"
                            }
                          ]
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "api_key": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "name": "api_key",
        "in": "header"
      },
      "petstore_auth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "test"
      }
    }
  }
}

Postitive test num. 2 - yaml file

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                foo:
                  value:
                    versions:
                      - status: CURRENT
                        updated: "2011-01-21T11:33:21Z"
                        id: v2.0
                        links:
                          - href: http://127.0.0.1:8774/v2/
                            rel: self
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_key
      in: header
    petstore_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: test

Code samples without security vulnerabilities

Negative test num. 1 - json file

{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.c"
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "foo": {
                    "value": {
                      "versions": [
                        {
                          "status": "CURRENT",
                          "updated": "2011-01-21T11:33:21Z",
                          "id": "v2.0",
                          "links": [
                            {
                              "href": "http://127.0.0.1:8774/v2/",
                              "rel": "self"
                            }
                          ]
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "api_key": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "name": "api_key",
        "in": "header"
      },
      "petstore_auth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "basic"
      }
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 2 - yaml file

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                foo:
                  value:
                    versions:
                      - status: CURRENT
                        updated: "2011-01-21T11:33:21Z"
                        id: v2.0
                        links:
                          - href: http://127.0.0.1:8774/v2/
                            rel: self
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_key
      in: header
    petstore_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic