Property 'allowEmptyValue' Ignored
- Query id: 59c2f769-7cc2-49c8-a3de-4e211135cfab
- Query name: Property 'allowEmptyValue' Ignored
- Platform: OpenAPI
- Severity: Info
- Category: Best Practices
- URL: Github
Description¶
Property 'allowEmptyValue' is ignored in the following cases: {"sytle": "simple", "explode": false}, {"sytle": "simple", "explode": true}, {"sytle": "spaceDelimited", "explode": false}, {"sytle": "pipeDelimited", "explode": false}, and {"sytle": "deepObject", "explode": true}
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 version",
"required": true,
"allowEmptyValue": true,
"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
allowEmptyValue: true
schema:
type: integer
Postitive test num. 3 - json file
{
"openapi": "3.0.0",
"info": {
"title": "Simple API overview",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"parameters": [
{
"required": true,
"allowEmptyValue": true,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"name": "id",
"in": "query",
"style": "deepObject",
"explode": true,
"description": "ID of the API version"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Postitive 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: query
style: deepObject
explode: true
description: ID of the API version
required: true
allowEmptyValue: true
schema:
type: integer
Postitive test num. 5 - json file
{
"openapi": "3.0.0",
"info": {
"title": "Simple API overview",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "id",
"in": "query",
"style": "spaceDelimited",
"description": "ID of the API version",
"required": true,
"allowEmptyValue": true,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Postitive test num. 6 - 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: query
style: spaceDelimited
description: ID of the API version
required: true
allowEmptyValue: true
schema:
type: integer
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": [
{
"in": "path",
"style": "label",
"description": "ID of the API version",
"required": true,
"allowEmptyValue": true,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
]
}
}
}
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
style: label
description: ID of the API version
required: true
allowEmptyValue: true
schema:
type: integer
Negative test num. 3 - json file
{
"openapi": "3.0.0",
"info": {
"title": "Simple API overview",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"parameters": [
{
"required": true,
"allowEmptyValue": true,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"name": "id",
"in": "query",
"style": "deepObject",
"explode": false,
"description": "ID of the API version"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
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: query
style: deepObject
explode: false
description: ID of the API version
required: true
allowEmptyValue: true
schema:
type: integer
Negative test num. 5 - json file
{
"openapi": "3.0.0",
"info": {
"title": "Simple API overview",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "id",
"in": "query",
"style": "spaceDelimited",
"explode": false,
"description": "ID of the API version",
"required": true,
"allowEmptyValue": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Negative test num. 6 - 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: query
style: spaceDelimited
explode: false
description: ID of the API version
required: true
allowEmptyValue: false
schema:
type: integer