Global Responses Definition Not Being Used

• Query id: 0b76d993-ee52-43e0-8b39-3787d2ddabf1
• Query name: Global Responses Definition Not Being Used
• Platform: OpenAPI
• Severity: Info
• Category: Best Practices
• CWE: 710
• URL: Github

Description

All global responses definitions should be in use
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": "#/responses/Success"
          }
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "limit2",
            "in": "body",
            "description": "max records to return",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "desc": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "responses": {
    "Success": {
      "description": "200 response"
    },
    "IllegalInput": {
      "description": "Illegal input for operation."
    },
    "GeneralError": {
      "description": "General Error"
    }
  }
}

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: "#/responses/Success"
      parameters:
        - name: limit2
          in: body
          description: max records to return
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          desc:
            type: string
responses:
  Success:
    description: "200 response"
  IllegalInput:
    description: Illegal input for operation.
  GeneralError:
    description: General Error

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",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "$ref": "#/responses/Success"
          }
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "limit2",
            "in": "body",
            "description": "max records to return",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "desc": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "responses": {
    "Success": {
      "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
      responses:
        "200":
          $ref: "#/responses/Success"
      parameters:
        - name: limit2
          in: body
          description: max records to return
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          desc:
            type: string
responses:
  Success:
    description: "200 response"