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sj

A tool for auditing endpoints defined in exposed (Swagger/OpenAPI) definition files.

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sj (Swagger Jacker)

sj is a command line tool designed to assist with auditing of exposed Swagger/OpenAPI definition files by checking the associated API endpoints for weak authentication. It also provides command templates for manual vulnerability testing.

It does this by parsing the definition file for paths, parameters, and accepted methods before using the results with one of five sub-commands:

  • automate - Crafts a series of requests and analyzes the status code of the response.
  • prepare - Generates a list of commands to use for manual testing.
  • endpoints - Generates a list of raw API routes. Path values will not be replaced with test data.
  • brute - Sends a series of requests to a target to find operation definitions based on commonly used file paths.
  • convert - Converts a definition file from v2 to v3.

Build

To compile from source, ensure you have Go version >= 1.22.5 installed and run go build from within the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/BishopFox/sj.git
$ cd sj/
$ go build .

Install

To install the latest version of the tool, run:

$ go install github.com/BishopFox/sj@latest

# Note: you may also need to place the path to your Go binaries within your PATH environment variable:
$ export PATH=$PATH:~/go/bin

Usage

Use the automate command to send a series of requests to each defined endpoint and analyze the status code of each response.

$ sj automate -u https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json -qi -p http://127.0.0.1:8080               

Gathering API details.
Title: Swagger Petstore
Description: This is a sample server Petstore server.  You can find out more about Swagger at [http://swagger.io](http://swagger.io) or on [irc.freenode.net, #swagger](http://swagger.io/irc/).  For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
✓  GET  200  /v2/pet/findByStatus
✓  GET  200  /v2/user/logout
⚠  POST  400  /v2/user/createWithArray
⚠  POST  400  /v2/store/order
✗  GET  404  /v2/store/order/1
⚠  POST  400  /v2/pet
⚠  PUT  415  /v2/pet
⚠  POST  400  /v2/user/createWithList
✗  GET  404  /v2/user/bishopfox
⚠  PUT  415  /v2/user/bishopfox
⚠  POST  400  /v2/user
⚠  POST  415  /v2/pet/1/uploadImage
✓  GET  200  /v2/pet/findByTags
✗  GET  404  /v2/pet/1
⚠  POST  415  /v2/pet/1
✓  GET  200  /v2/store/inventory
✓  GET  200  /v2/user/login

You can use the --replay-proxy flag to replay matched requests through a separate proxy (e.g., Burp Suite). This lets you route all traffic through one proxy (or direct) while only sending interesting results to your interception proxy:

$ sj automate -u https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json -qi --replay-proxy http://127.0.0.1:8080

You can also combine it with --proxy to route scanning traffic through a different proxy while replaying matches to Burp:

$ sj automate -u https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json -qi -p http://proxy:9090 --replay-proxy http://127.0.0.1:8080

You can also request verbose output to see the partial (or full) response:

$ sj automate -u https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json -qi -p http://127.0.0.1:8080 -v           

Gathering API details.
Title: Swagger Petstore
Description: This is a sample server Petstore server.  You can find out more about Swagger at [http://swagger.io](http://swagger.io) or on [irc.freenode.net, #swagger](http://swagger.io/irc/).  For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
✗  GET  404  /v2/user/bishopfox
   {"code":1,"type":"error","message":"User not found
⚠  PUT  415  /v2/user/bishopfox
   {"code":415,"type":"unknown","message":"com.sun.je
✓  GET  200  /v2/user/logout
   {"code":200,"type":"unknown","message":"ok"}
⚠  POST  400  /v2/user/createWithArray
   {"code":400,"type":"unknown","message":"bad input"
⚠  POST  400  /v2/user/createWithList
   {"code":400,"type":"unknown","message":"bad input"
✗  GET  404  /v2/pet/1
   {"code":1,"type":"error","message":"Pet not found"
⚠  POST  415  /v2/pet/1
   {"code":415,"type":"unknown"}
✓  GET  200  /v2/store/inventory
   {"sold":117,"string":26,"invalidStatus":1,"-1":1,"
⚠  POST  400  /v2/store/order
   {"code":400,"type":"unknown","message":"bad input"
✓  GET  200  /v2/user/login
   {"code":200,"type":"unknown","message":"logged in 
⚠  POST  400  /v2/pet
   {"code":400,"type":"unknown","message":"bad input"
⚠  PUT  415  /v2/pet
   {"code":415,"type":"unknown","message":"com.sun.je
✓  GET  200  /v2/pet/findByStatus
   []
✓  GET  200  /v2/pet/findByTags
   []
✗  GET  404  /v2/store/order/1
   {"code":1,"type":"error","message":"Order not foun
⚠  POST  400  /v2/user
   {"code":400,"type":"unknown","message":"bad input"
⚠  POST  415  /v2/pet/1/uploadImage
   {"code":415,"type":"unknown"}

Use the prepare command to prepare a list of commands for manual testing. Currently supports both curl and sqlmap. You will likely have to modify these slightly.

$ sj prepare -u https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json -qi -p http://127.0.0.1:8080      

INFO[0000] Gathering API details.
                      
Title: Swagger Petstore
Description: This is a sample server Petstore server.  You can find out more about Swagger at [http://swagger.io](http://swagger.io) or on [irc.freenode.net, #swagger](http://swagger.io/irc/).  For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
$ curl -X POST "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet/{petId}"
$ curl -X GET "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet/{petId}"
$ curl -X GET "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/store/inventory"
$ curl -X POST "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/user/createWithList" -d 'body=1'
$ curl -X GET "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/user/logout"
$ curl -X POST "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/user/createWithArray" -d 'body=1'
$ curl -X GET "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet/findByStatus"
$ curl -X GET "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet/findByTags"
$ curl -X POST "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/store/order" -d 'petId=1&quantity=1&shipDate=bishopfox&status=bishopfox&complete=1&id=1&body='
$ curl -X POST "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet/{petId}/uploadImage"
$ curl -X POST "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet" -d 'photoUrls=1&tags=1&status=bishopfox&id=1&category=&name=doggie&body='
$ curl -X PUT "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/pet" -d 'id=1&category=&name=doggie&photoUrls=1&tags=1&status=bishopfox&body='
$ curl -X GET "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/user/{username}"
$ curl -X PUT "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/user/{username}" -d 'email=bishopfox&password=bishopfox&phone=bishopfox&userStatus=1&id=1&username=bishopfox&firstName=bishopfox&lastName=bishopfox&body='
$ curl -X GET "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/user/login"
$ curl -X POST "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/user" -d 'phone=bishopfox&userStatus=1&id=1&username=bishopfox&firstName=bishopfox&lastName=bishopfox&email=bishopfox&password=bishopfox&body='
$ curl -X GET "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/store/order/{orderId}"

Use the endpoints command to generate a list of raw endpoints from the provided definition file.

$ sj endpoints -u https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json -qi -p http://127.0.0.1:8080

INFO[0000] Gathering endpoints.
                        
/v2/store/inventory
/v2/store/order/{orderId}
/v2/pet
/v2/pet
/v2/store/order
/v2/user/createWithList
/v2/pet/{petId}/uploadImage
/v2/pet/findByTags
/v2/pet/{petId}
/v2/pet/{petId}
/v2/user/{username}
/v2/user/{username}
/v2/user/createWithArray
/v2/pet/findByStatus
/v2/user/login
/v2/user/logout
/v2/user

Use the brute command to send a series of requests in an attempt to find a definition file on the target.

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