Path Parameter Not Required (v3)

  • Query id: 0de50145-e845-47f4-9a15-23bcf2125710
  • Query name: Path Parameter Not Required (v3)
  • Platform: OpenAPI
  • Severity: Info
  • Category: Structure and Semantics
  • URL: Github

Description

The property 'required' determines whether the parameter is mandatory. If the parameter location is 'path', this property is required and its value must be true.
Documentation

Code samples

Code samples with security vulnerabilities

Positive 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": false,
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Positive 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: false
        schema:
          type: integer
Positive 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 version",
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Positive 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
        schema:
          type: integer
Positive test num. 5 - json file
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API overview",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "idParam": {
        "name": "id",
        "in": "path",
        "description": "ID of the API the version",
        "required": false,
        "schema": {
          "type": "integer"
        }
      },
      "nameParam": {
        "name": "nameAPI",
        "in": "path",
        "description": "Name of the API the version",
        "schema": {
          "type": "integer"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "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/idParam"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Positive test num. 6 - yaml file
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API overview
  version: 1.0.0
components:
  parameters:
    idParam:
      name: id
      in: path
      description: ID of the API version
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
    nameParam:
      name: nameAPI
      in: path
      description: Name of the API version
      schema:
        type: integer
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/idParam"
Positive test num. 7 - json file
{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API overview",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response"
          }
        }
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "id",
          "in": "path",
          "description": "ID of the API version",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Positive test num. 8 - yaml file
swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
    parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: ID of the API version
        type: string

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"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
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
Negative test num. 3 - json file
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API overview",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "idParam": {
        "name": "id",
        "in": "path",
        "description": "ID of the API the version",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "integer"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "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/idParam"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 4 - yaml file
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API overview
  version: 1.0.0
components:
  parameters:
    idParam:
      name: id
      in: path
      description: ID of the API version
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
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/idParam"
Negative test num. 5 - json file
{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API overview",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response"
          }
        }
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "id",
          "in": "path",
          "description": "ID of the API version",
          "type": "string",
          "required": true
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Negative test num. 6 - yaml file
swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
    parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: ID of the API version
        type: string
        required: true