BasePath With Wrong Format

• Query id: b4803607-ed72-4d60-99e2-3fa6edf471c6
• Query name: BasePath With Wrong Format
• Platform: OpenAPI
• Severity: Info
• Category: Structure and Semantics
• CWE: 20
• URL: Github

Description

The 'basePath' value format must match the pattern '^/'
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"
  },
  "basePath": "api/incorrect",
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response"
          }
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "limit2",
            "in": "body",
            "description": "max records to return",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "object"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "parameters": {
    "limitParam": {
      "name": "limit",
      "in": "body",
      "description": "max records to return",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  }
}

Positive test num. 2 - yaml file

swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
basePath: "api/incorrect"
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
      parameters:
        - name: limit2
          in: body
          description: max records to return
          required: true
          schema:
            type: object
parameters:
  limitParam:
    name: limit
    in: body
    description: max records to return
    required: true
    schema:
      type: object

Code samples without security vulnerabilities

Negative test num. 1 - json file

{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "basePath": "/api",
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response"
          }
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "limit2",
            "in": "body",
            "description": "max records to return",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "object"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "parameters": {
    "limitParam": {
      "name": "limit",
      "in": "body",
      "description": "max records to return",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 2 - yaml file

swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
basePath: "/api"
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
      parameters:
        - name: limit2
          in: body
          description: max records to return
          required: true
          schema:
            type: object
parameters:
  limitParam:
    name: limit
    in: body
    description: max records to return
    required: true
    schema:
      type: object