Cleartext API Key In Operation Security (v3)
- Query id: d90d4e40-44c1-4125-87a0-e072c3e195b5
- Query name: Cleartext API Key In Operation Security (v3)
- Platform: OpenAPI
- Severity: High
- Category: Access Control
- URL: Github
Description¶
API Keys should not be sent as cleartext over an unencrypted channel
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": {
"/pets": {
"post": {
"description": "Creates a new pet in the store",
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "200 response"
}
},
"operationId": "addPet",
"security": [
{
"apiKey1": [],
"apiKey2": [],
"apiKey3": []
}
]
}
}
},
"components": {
"securitySchemes": {
"apiKey1": {
"type": "apiKey",
"name": "X-API-Key",
"in": "header"
},
"apiKey2": {
"type": "apiKey",
"name": "X-API-Key",
"in": "cookie"
},
"apiKey3": {
"type": "apiKey",
"name": "X-API-Key",
"in": "query"
}
}
}
}
Postitive test num. 2 - yaml file
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: Simple API overview
version: 1.0.0
paths:
/pets:
post:
description: Creates a new pet in the store
responses:
"200":
description: 200 response
operationId: addPet
security:
- apiKey1: []
apiKey2: []
apiKey3: []
components:
securitySchemes:
apiKey1:
type: apiKey
name: X-API-Key
in: header
apiKey2:
type: apiKey
name: X-API-Key
in: cookie
apiKey3:
type: apiKey
name: X-API-Key
in: query
Postitive test num. 3 - json file
{
"swagger": "2.0",
"info": {
"title": "Simple API overview",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"paths": {
"/pets": {
"post": {
"description": "Creates a new pet in the store",
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "200 response"
}
},
"operationId": "addPet",
"security": [
{
"apiKey1": [],
"apiKey3": []
}
]
}
}
},
"securityDefinitions": {
"apiKey1": {
"type": "apiKey",
"name": "X-API-Key",
"in": "header"
},
"apiKey3": {
"type": "apiKey",
"name": "X-API-Key",
"in": "query"
}
}
}
Postitive test num. 4 - yaml file
swagger: "2.0"
info:
title: Simple API overview
version: 1.0.0
paths:
/pets:
post:
description: Creates a new pet in the store
responses:
"200":
description: 200 response
operationId: addPet
security:
- apiKey1: []
apiKey3: []
securityDefinitions:
apiKey1:
type: apiKey
name: X-API-Key
in: header
apiKey3:
type: apiKey
name: X-API-Key
in: query
Code samples without security vulnerabilities¶
Negative test num. 1 - json file
{
"openapi": "3.0.0",
"info": {
"version": "1.0.0",
"title": "Simple API overview"
},
"paths": {
"/pets": {
"post": {
"description": "Creates a new pet in the store",
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "200 response"
}
},
"operationId": "addPet",
"security": [
{
"OAuth2": [
"write",
"read"
]
}
]
}
}
},
"components": {
"securitySchemes": {
"OAuth2": {
"type": "oauth2",
"flows": {
"authorizationCode": {
"scopes": {
"write": "modify objects in your account",
"read": "read objects in your account"
},
"authorizationUrl": "https://example.com/oauth/authorize",
"tokenUrl": "https://example.com/oauth/token"
}
}
}
}
}
}
Negative test num. 2 - yaml file
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: Simple API overview
version: 1.0.0
paths:
/pets:
post:
description: Creates a new pet in the store
responses:
"200":
description: 200 response
operationId: addPet
security:
- OAuth2:
- write
- read
components:
securitySchemes:
OAuth2:
type: oauth2
flows:
authorizationCode:
scopes:
write: modify objects in your account
read: read objects in your account
authorizationUrl: https://example.com/oauth/authorize
tokenUrl: https://example.com/oauth/token
Negative test num. 3 - json file
{
"swagger": "2.0",
"info": {
"version": "1.0.0",
"title": "Simple API overview"
},
"paths": {
"/pets": {
"post": {
"description": "Creates a new pet in the store",
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "200 response"
}
},
"operationId": "addPet",
"security": [
{
"OAuth2": [
"write",
"read"
]
}
]
}
}
},
"securityDefinitions": {
"OAuth2": {
"type": "oauth2",
"flow": "accessCode",
"authorizationUrl": "https://example.com/oauth/authorize",
"tokenUrl": "https://example.com/oauth/token",
"scopes": {
"read": "Grants read access",
"write": "Grants write access"
}
}
}
}
Negative test num. 4 - yaml file
swagger: "2.0"
info:
title: Simple API overview
version: 1.0.0
paths:
/pets:
post:
description: Creates a new pet in the store
responses:
"200":
description: 200 response
operationId: addPet
security:
- OAuth2:
- write
- read
securityDefinitions:
OAuth2:
type: oauth2
flow: accessCode
authorizationUrl: https://example.com/oauth/authorize
tokenUrl: https://example.com/oauth/token
scopes:
read: Grants read access
write: Grants write access