Request Body With Incorrect Ref
- Query id: 0f6cd0ab-c366-4595-84fc-fbd8b9901e4d
- Query name: Request Body With Incorrect Ref
- Platform: OpenAPI
- Severity: Info
- Category: Structure and Semantics
- CWE: 20
- URL: Github
Description¶
Request Body reference must always point to '#/components/RequestBodies'
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"
},
"components": {
"requestBodies": {
"List": {
"description": "id of api version",
"content": {
"text/plain": {
"schema": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"get": {
"operationId": "listVersionsv2",
"summary": "List API versions",
"requestBody": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/List"
},
"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"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Positive test num. 2 - yaml file
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: Simple API Overview
version: 1.0.0
components:
requestBodies:
List:
description: id of api version
required: true
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: integer
paths:
"/":
get:
operationId: listVersionsv2
summary: List API versions
requestBody:
$ref: "#/components/schemas/List"
responses:
"200":
description: 200 response
content:
application/json:
examples:
foo:
value:
versions:
- status: CURRENT
updated: "2011-01-21T11:33:21Z"
id: v2.0
links:
- href: http://127.0.0.1:8774/v2/
rel: self
Code samples without security vulnerabilities¶
Negative test num. 1 - json file
{
"openapi": "3.0.0",
"info": {
"title": "Simple API Overview",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"components": {
"requestBodies": {
"List": {
"description": "id of api version",
"content": {
"text/plain": {
"schema": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"get": {
"operationId": "listVersionsv2",
"summary": "List API versions",
"requestBody": {
"$ref": "#/components/requestBodies/List"
},
"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"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Negative test num. 2 - yaml file
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: Simple API Overview
version: 1.0.0
components:
requestBodies:
List:
description: id of api version
required: true
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: integer
paths:
"/":
get:
operationId: listVersionsv2
summary: List API versions
requestBody:
$ref: "#/components/requestBodies/List"
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