Invalid JSON Types Scan
About
The Invalid JSON Types scan checks how your service behaves when getting unexpected values in JSON POST requests.
Typically, attackers try to throw values of an invalid type to cause the service to reveal the system data through error messages or stack traces. The Invalid JSON Type scan simulates this procedure, notifying you if your service is vulnerable to unexpected POST requests.
If the scan does not reveal any information about possible vulnerabilities, it passes successfully.
If the scan has Failed, that may indicate your service is vulnerable to unexpected value types and exposes sensitive information.
Requirements
This scan is applicable to test steps or POST requests that have valid JSON data in the request body. Otherwise, you cannot add the Invalid JSON Types scan in your security test.
Important
If you use property expansion, enclose it into quotes, otherwise, ReadyAPI does not consider it as a valid JSON object.
To use this scan, you need a ReadyAPI Test
license. If you do not have it, request it on our website or start a trial.
How it works
The Invalid JSON Types scan replaces the original parameters of a test step with invalid ones.
Note
Unconstrained parameters will keep their original values.
This scan uses assertions to validate each response and check if it includes any information about potential vulnerabilities.
If a response passes all assertions, PASS will be logged for that response. If any assertion fails, FAIL will be logged.
Important
If you have not applied any assertions to the scan, Unknown will be logged for the response.
Assertions
Default Assertion
Sensitive Information Exposure – Verifies that your server does not reveal any information that is useful for attacks (such as stack traces if the server crashes).
Recommended Assertion
Schema Compliance – Verifies that the server response is not malformed.
Parameters
The Invalid JSON Types scan works by replacing data types inside a JSON request body. If there are no JSON data available in request, ReadyAPI will not run the Invalid JSON Types scan.
Use the following options to configure the scan Strategy:
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Request Delay (ms) | Set a pause between requests during the scan in milliseconds. |
Apply to Failed Test Steps | Select to run the scan even if the target test step fails. |
Run only once | Select to run the scan only once for each test step, even if ReadyAPI runs that step several times for the test case. |