Invalid Schema External Documentation URL (v3)

  • Query id: 6952a7e0-6e48-4285-bbc1-27c64e60f888
  • Query name: Invalid Schema External Documentation URL (v3)
  • Platform: OpenAPI
  • Severity: Info
  • Category: Best Practices
  • URL: Github

Description

Schema External Documentation URL should be a valid URL
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",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.com"
    }
  },
  "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": {
      "User": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "externalDocs": {
          "url": "/"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Positive test num. 2 - json file
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.com"
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "externalDocs": {
                    "url": "/"
                  }
                },
                "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 - 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:
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
      externalDocs:
        url: /

Positive test num. 4 - 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:
              schema:
                externalDocs:
                  url: /
              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. 5 - json file
{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.com"
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response",
            "schema": {
              "externalDocs": {
                "url": "/"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Positive test num. 6 - yaml file
swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
          schema:
            externalDocs:
              url: /
Positive test num. 7 - json file
{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.com"
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "User": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "externalDocs": {
        "url": "/"
      }
    }
  }
}
Positive test num. 8 - yaml file
swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
definitions:
  User:
    type: object
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
      name:
        type: string
    externalDocs:
      url: /

Code samples without security vulnerabilities

Negative test num. 1 - json file
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.com"
    }
  },
  "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": {
      "User": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "externalDocs": {
          "url": "http://docs.my-api.com/store-orders.htm"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Negative test num. 2 - json file
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.com"
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "externalDocs": {
                    "url": "http://docs.my-api.com/store-orders.htm"
                  }
                },
                "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 - 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:
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
      externalDocs:
        url: http://docs.my-api.com/store-orders.htm

Negative test num. 4 - 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:
              schema:
                externalDocs:
                  url: http://docs.my-api.com/store-orders.htm
              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. 5 - json file
{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.com"
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response",
            "schema": {
              "externalDocs": {
                "url": "http://docs.my-api.com/store-orders.htm"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Negative test num. 6 - yaml file
swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
          schema:
            externalDocs:
              url: http://docs.my-api.com/store-orders.htm
Negative test num. 7 - json file
{
  "swagger": "2.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Simple API Overview",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "contact": {
      "name": "contact",
      "url": "https://www.google.com/",
      "email": "user@gmail.com"
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "listVersionsv2",
        "summary": "List API versions",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200 response"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "User": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "externalDocs": {
        "url": "http://docs.my-api.com/store-orders.htm"
      }
    }
  }
}
Negative test num. 8 - yaml file
swagger: "2.0"
info:
  title: Simple API Overview
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  "/":
    get:
      operationId: listVersionsv2
      summary: List API versions
      responses:
        "200":
          description: 200 response
definitions:
  User:
    type: object
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
      name:
        type: string
    externalDocs:
      url: http://docs.my-api.com/store-orders.htm