Parameter Object With Schema And Content

  • Query id: 31dd6fc0-f274-493b-9614-e063086c19fc
  • Query name: Parameter Object With Schema And Content
  • Platform: OpenAPI
  • Severity: Info
  • Category: Structure and Semantics
  • URL: Github

Description

A Parameter Object must contain either a 'schema' property, or a 'content' property, but not both since they are mutually exclusive
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"
  },
  "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"
                            }
                          ]
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "id",
          "in": "path",
          "description": "ID of the API the version",
          "required": true,
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "name"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "/users/{id}": {
      "get": {
        "parameters": [
          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "id",
            "required": true,
            "description": "The user ID",
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer",
              "minimum": 1
            },
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "integer"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
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
    parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: ID of the API version
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - name
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
  /users/{id}:
    get:
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          description: The user ID
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: integer
Postitive test num. 3 - json file
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API overview",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "skipParam": {
        "name": "skip",
        "in": "query",
        "description": "number of items to skip",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "integer",
          "format": "int32"
        }
      },
      "limitParam": {
        "name": "limit",
        "in": "query",
        "description": "max records to return",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "integer",
          "format": "int32"
        },
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "required": [
                "name"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "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"
                            }
                          ]
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/parameters/limitParam"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Postitive test num. 4 - yaml file
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API overview
  version: 1.0.0
components:
  parameters:
    skipParam:
      name: skip
      in: query
      description: number of items to skip
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
    limitParam:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: max records to return
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
              - name
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
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
    parameters:
      - $ref: "#components/parameters/limitParam"

Code samples without security vulnerabilities

Negative test num. 1 - json 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"
                            }
                          ]
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "id",
          "in": "path",
          "description": "ID of the API the version",
          "required": true,
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "/users/{id}": {
      "get": {
        "parameters": [
          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "id",
            "required": true,
            "description": "The user ID",
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer",
              "minimum": 1
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
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
    parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: ID of the API version
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
  /users/{id}:
    get:
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          description: The user ID
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
Negative test num. 3 - json 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"
                            }
                          ]
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "id",
          "in": "path",
          "description": "ID of the API the version",
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "name"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 4 - 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
    parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: ID of the API version
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - name
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string