Operation Object Without 'produces'

• Query id: be3e170e-1572-461e-a8b6-d963def581ec
• Query name: Operation Object Without 'produces'
• Platform: OpenAPI
• Severity: Medium
• Category: Insecure Configurations
• URL: Github

Description

Operation Object should have 'produces' feild defined for 'GET'operation
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",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "$ref": "#/definitions/User"
          }
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/parameters/limitParam"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "parameters": {
    "limitParam": {
      "name": "limit",
      "in": "query",
      "description": "max records to return",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer"
      }
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "User": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "id",
        "name"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer",
          "format": "int64"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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
      responses:
        "200":
          "$ref": "#/definitions/User"
      parameters:
        - "$ref": "#/parameters/limitParam"
parameters:
  limitParam:
    name: limit
    in: query
    description: max records to return
    required: true
    schema:
      type: integer
definitions:
  User:
    type: object
    required:
      - id
      - name
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
        format: int64
      name:
        type: string

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",
        "produces": [
          "application/json"
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "$ref": "#/definitions/User"
          }
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/parameters/limitParam"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "parameters": {
    "limitParam": {
      "name": "limit",
      "in": "query",
      "description": "max records to return",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer"
      }
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "User": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "id",
        "name"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer",
          "format": "int64"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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
      produces:
        - application/json
      responses:
        "200":
          "$ref": "#/definitions/User"
      parameters:
        - "$ref": "#/parameters/limitParam"
parameters:
  limitParam:
    name: limit
    in: query
    description: max records to return
    required: true
    schema:
      type: integer
definitions:
  User:
    type: object
    required:
      - id
      - name
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
        format: int64
      name:
        type: string