Success Response Code Undefined for Head Operation (v3)

• Query id: 3b066059-f411-4554-ac8d-96f32bff90da
• Query name: Success Response Code Undefined for Head Operation (v3)
• Platform: OpenAPI
• Severity: Medium
• Category: Networking and Firewall
• URL: Github

Description

Head should define at least one success response (200 or 202)
Documentation

Code samples

Code samples with security vulnerabilities

Positive test num. 1 - json file

{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/item": {
      "head": {
        "operationId": "headItem",
        "summary": "Head item",
        "responses": {
          "default": {
            "description": "Error"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Positive test num. 2 - yaml file

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/item":
    head:
      operationId: headItem
      summary: Head item
      responses:
        default:
          description: Error

Positive test num. 3 - json file

{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/item": {
      "head": {
        "operationId": "headItem",
        "summary": "Head item",
        "responses": {
          "default": {
            "description": "Error"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Positive test num. 4 - yaml file

swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/item":
    head:
      operationId: headItem
      summary: Head item
      responses:
        default:
          description: Error

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": {
      "head": {
        "operationId": "headItem",
        "summary": "Head item",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "success"
          },
          "default": {
            "description": "Success"
          }
        }
      },
      "patch": {
        "operationId": "updateItem",
        "summary": "Update item",
        "responses": {
          "default": {
            "description": "Error"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 2 - yaml file

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/item":
    head:
      operationId: headItem
      summary: Head item
      responses:
        "200":
          description: success
        default:
          description: Success
    patch:
      operationId: updateItem
      summary: Update item
      responses:
        default:
          description: Error

Negative test num. 3 - json file

{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/item": {
      "head": {
        "operationId": "headItem",
        "summary": "Head item",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "success"
          },
          "default": {
            "description": "Success"
          }
        }
      },
      "patch": {
        "operationId": "updateItem",
        "summary": "Update item",
        "responses": {
          "default": {
            "description": "Error"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 4 - yaml file

swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/item":
    head:
      operationId: headItem
      summary: Head item
      responses:
        "200":
          description: success
        default:
          description: Success
    patch:
      operationId: updateItem
      summary: Update item
      responses:
        default:
          description: Error