Header Response Name Is Invalid (v3)
- Query id: d4e43db5-54d8-4dda-b3c2-0dc6f31a46bd
- Query name: Header Response Name Is Invalid (v3)
- Platform: OpenAPI
- Severity: Info
- Category: Best Practices
- CWE: 710
- URL: Github
Description¶
The Header Response should not be named as 'Content-Type', 'Authorization' or 'Accept'. If so, it will be ignored.
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": {
"50": {
"description": "500 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"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
}
}
},
"6xx": {
"description": "[600-699] response",
"headers": {
"Content-Type": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Pet"
}
}
}
},
"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
paths:
"/":
get:
operationId: listVersionsv2
summary: List API versions
responses:
"50":
description: Server error 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
"6xx":
description: "[600-699] response"
headers:
Content-Type:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: "#/components/schemas/Pet"
content:
application/json:
examples:
foo:
value:
versions:
- status: CURRENT
updated: "2011-01-21T11:33:21Z"
id: v2.0
links:
- href: http://127.0.0.1:8774/v2/
rel: self
Positive test num. 3 - json file
{
"swagger": "2.0",
"info": {
"title": "Simple API Overview",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"get": {
"operationId": "listVersionsv2",
"summary": "List API versions",
"responses": {
"200": {
"$ref": "#/responses/Success"
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"$ref": "#/parameters/limitParam"
}
]
}
}
},
"responses": {
"Success": {
"description": "An array with users",
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/User"
},
"headers": {
"Accept": {
"description": "When it is accepted",
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": {
"limitParam": {
"name": "limit",
"in": "body",
"description": "max records to return",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
},
"definitions": {
"User": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"name"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"format": "int64"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
Positive test num. 4 - yaml file
swagger: '2.0'
info:
title: Simple API Overview
version: 1.0.0
paths:
"/":
get:
operationId: listVersionsv2
summary: List API versions
responses:
'200':
"$ref": "#/responses/Success"
parameters:
- "$ref": "#/parameters/limitParam"
responses:
Success:
description: An array with users
schema:
"$ref": "#/definitions/User"
headers:
Accept:
description: When it is accepted
type: string
parameters:
limitParam:
name: limit
in: body
description: max records to return
required: true
schema:
type: integer
definitions:
User:
type: object
required:
- id
- name
properties:
id:
type: integer
format: int64
name:
type: string
Code samples without security vulnerabilities¶
Negative test num. 1 - json file
{
"openapi": "3.0.0",
"info": {
"title": "Simple API Overview",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"get": {
"operationId": "listVersionsv2",
"summary": "List API versions",
"responses": {
"50": {
"description": "500 response",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"examples": {
"foo": {
"value": {
"versions": [
{
"status": "CURRENT",
"updated": "2011-01-21T11:33:21Z",
"id": "v2.0",
"links": [
{
"href": "http://127.0.0.1:8774/v2/",
"rel": "self"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}
}
}
},
"6xx": {
"description": "[600-699] response",
"headers": {
"Pet": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Pet"
}
}
}
},
"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
paths:
"/":
get:
operationId: listVersionsv2
summary: List API versions
responses:
"50":
description: Server error 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
"6xx":
description: "[600-699] response"
headers:
Pet:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: "#/components/schemas/Pet"
content:
application/json:
examples:
foo:
value:
versions:
- status: CURRENT
updated: "2011-01-21T11:33:21Z"
id: v2.0
links:
- href: http://127.0.0.1:8774/v2/
rel: self
Negative test num. 3 - json file
{
"swagger": "2.0",
"info": {
"title": "Simple API Overview",
"version": "1.0.0"
},
"paths": {
"/": {
"get": {
"operationId": "listVersionsv2",
"summary": "List API versions",
"responses": {
"200": {
"$ref": "#/responses/Success"
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"$ref": "#/parameters/limitParam"
}
]
}
}
},
"responses": {
"Success": {
"description": "An array with users",
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/User"
},
"headers": {
"X-Rate-Limit-Limit": {
"description": "The number of allowed requests in the current period",
"type": "integer"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": {
"limitParam": {
"name": "limit",
"in": "body",
"description": "max records to return",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
},
"definitions": {
"User": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"name"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"format": "int64"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
Negative test num. 4 - yaml file
swagger: '2.0'
info:
title: Simple API Overview
version: 1.0.0
paths:
"/":
get:
operationId: listVersionsv2
summary: List API versions
responses:
'200':
"$ref": "#/responses/Success"
parameters:
- "$ref": "#/parameters/limitParam"
responses:
Success:
description: An array with users
schema:
"$ref": "#/definitions/User"
headers:
X-Rate-Limit-Limit:
description: The number of allowed requests in the current period
type: integer
parameters:
limitParam:
name: limit
in: body
description: max records to return
required: true
schema:
type: integer
definitions:
User:
type: object
required:
- id
- name
properties:
id:
type: integer
format: int64
name:
type: string