Components Object Fixed Field Key Improperly Named

• Query id: 151331e2-11f4-4bb6-bd35-9a005e695087
• Query name: Components Object Fixed Field Key Improperly Named
• Platform: OpenAPI
• Severity: Info
• Category: Structure and Semantics
• CWE: 20
• URL: Github

Description

Components object fixed fields (schemas, responses, parameters, examples, requestBodies, headers, securitySchemes, links, and callbacks) should use keys that match the following REGEX: ^[a-zA-Z0-9\.\-_]+$
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"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "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"
                            }
                          ]
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "General Error": {
        "type": "object",
        "discriminator": {
          "propertyName": "petType"
        },
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "petType"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Positive test num. 2 - yaml file

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      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
components:
  schemas:
    General Error:
      type: object
      discriminator:
        propertyName: petType
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          format: int32
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - petType

Code samples without security vulnerabilities

Negative test num. 1 - json file

{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "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"
                            }
                          ]
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "GeneralError": {
        "type": "object",
        "discriminator": {
          "propertyName": "petType"
        },
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "message": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "petType"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 2 - yaml file

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      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
components:
  schemas:
    GeneralError:
      type: object
      discriminator:
        propertyName: petType
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          format: int32
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - petType