Schemes Uses HTTP

Query id: a46928f1-43d7-4671-94e0-2dd99746f389
Query name: Schemes Uses HTTP
Platform: OpenAPI
Severity: Medium
Category: Encryption
URL: Github

Description¶

Schemes should use 'https' protocol instead of 'http'. Scheme using 'http' allows for clear text credentials
Documentation

Code samples¶

Code samples with security vulnerabilities¶

Positive test num. 1 - json file

{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API overview",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "schemes": [
          "http"
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Positive test num. 2 - yaml file

swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      schemes:
        - http
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response

Code samples without security vulnerabilities¶

Negative test num. 1 - json file

{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API overview",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "schemes": [
          "https"
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 2 - yaml file

swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      schemes:
        - https
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response