Ensure API Management validates API request schemas
Request validation policies should enforce schema compliance.
Security Impact
Unvalidated requests may exploit backend vulnerabilities through malformed input.
How to Remediate
Configure validate-content policies to check request body against schemas.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- azure-apim-10
- Service
- Azure API Management
- Category
- API Security
- Severity
- MEDIUM
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