Cleartext Credentials With Basic Authentication For Operation
- Query id: 86b1fa30-9790-4980-994d-a27e0f6f27c1
- Query name: Cleartext Credentials With Basic Authentication For Operation
- Platform: OpenAPI
- Severity: Medium
- Category: Access Control
- CWE: 319
- URL: Github
Description¶
Cleartext credentials over unencrypted channel should not be accepted for the operation
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": {
"securitySchemes": {
"regularSecurity": {
"type": "http",
"scheme": "basic"
}
}
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"get": {
"operationId": "listVersions",
"summary": "List versions",
"servers": [
{
"url": "http://myapi.com/",
"description": "server URL"
}
],
"security": [
{
"regularSecurity": []
}
],
"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:
securitySchemes:
regularSecurity:
type: http
scheme: basic
paths:
"/":
get:
operationId: listVersions
summary: List versions
servers:
- url: http://myapi.com/
description: server URL
security:
- regularSecurity: []
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": {
"securitySchemes": {
"OAuth2": {
"type": "oauth2",
"flows": {
"authorizationCode": {
"scopes": {
"write": "modify objects",
"read": "read objects"
},
"authorizationUrl": "https://myapi.com/oauth/authorize",
"tokenUrl": "https://myapi.com/oauth/token"
}
}
}
}
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"get": {
"operationId": "listVersions",
"summary": "List versions",
"servers": [
{
"url": "http://myapi.com/",
"description": "server URL"
}
],
"security": [
{
"OAuth2": [
"write",
"read"
]
}
],
"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:
securitySchemes:
OAuth2:
type: oauth2
flows:
authorizationCode:
scopes:
write: modify objects
read: read objects
authorizationUrl: https://myapi.com/oauth/authorize
tokenUrl: https://myapi.com/oauth/token
paths:
"/":
get:
operationId: listVersions
summary: List versions
servers:
- url: http://myapi.com/
description: server URL
security:
- OAuth2:
- write
- read
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