Success Response Code Undefined for Trace Operation

• Query id: 105e20dd-8449-4d71-95c6-d5dac96639af
• Query name: Success Response Code Undefined for Trace Operation
• Platform: OpenAPI
• Severity: Medium
• Category: Networking and Firewall
• URL: Github

Description

Trace should define the '200' successful code
Documentation

Code samples

Code samples with security vulnerabilities

Postitive test num. 1 - json file

{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/item": {
      "trace": {
        "operationId": "traceItem",
        "summary": "Trace item",
        "responses": {
          "default": {
            "description": "Error",
            "schema": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "Error": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Postitive test num. 2 - yaml file

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/item":
    trace:
      operationId: traceItem
      summary: Trace item
      responses:
        default:
          description: Error
          schema:
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - code
        - message

Code samples without security vulnerabilities

Negative test num. 1 - json file

{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/item": {
      "trace": {
        "operationId": "traceItem",
        "summary": "Trace item",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "success"
          },
          "default": {
            "description": "Success"
          }
        }
      },
      "patch": {
        "operationId": "updateItem",
        "summary": "Update item",
        "responses": {
          "default": {
            "description": "Error",
            "schema": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "Error": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "code",
          "message"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 2 - yaml file

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/item":
    trace:
      operationId: traceItem
      summary: Trace item
      responses:
        "200":
          description: success
        default:
          description: Success
    patch:
      operationId: updateItem
      summary: Update item
      responses:
        default:
          description: Error
          schema:
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - code
        - message