Tidelift Vulnerabilities API

The Vulnerabilities API from Tidelift — 2 operation(s) for vulnerabilities.

Operations 2

GET /v1/vulnerabilities/{vulnerability_id} Get a vulnerability #
GET /v1/vulnerabilities/{vulnerability_id}/affected_releases Get affected releases for a vulnerability #

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OpenAPI Specification

tidelift-vulnerabilities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.2.1
  title: Tidelift External Alignments Vulnerabilities API
  x-logo:
    url: /docs/assets/tidelift_logo.png
    altText: Tidelift
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
- url: https://api.tidelift.com/external-api
security:
- BearerAuth:
  - user
  - project
  - organization
tags:
- name: Vulnerabilities
paths:
  /v1/vulnerabilities/{vulnerability_id}:
    get:
      x-tidelift-api-meta:
        product-area: intelligence-api
        access-level: small
        visibility: public
      tags:
      - Vulnerabilities
      security:
      - BearerAuth:
        - user
        - organization
      operationId: getVulnerability
      x-rails-controller: vulnerabilities#show
      summary: Get a vulnerability
      description: Get a vulnerability, along with any recommendation
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/vulnerabilityIdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The vulnerability with recommendations.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Vulnerability'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404Error'
  /v1/vulnerabilities/{vulnerability_id}/affected_releases:
    get:
      x-tidelift-api-meta:
        product-area: intelligence-api
        access-level: small
        visibility: public
      tags:
      - Vulnerabilities
      security:
      - BearerAuth:
        - user
        - organization
      operationId: getVulnerabilityAffectedReleases
      x-rails-controller: vulnerabilities#affected_releases
      summary: Get affected releases for a vulnerability
      description: Get affected releases for a vulnerability
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/vulnerabilityIdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The vulnerability's affected releases.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationEnvelope'
                - type: object
                  additionalProperties: false
                  required:
                  - results
                  properties:
                    results:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: object
                        additionalProperties: false
                        required:
                        - platform
                        - name
                        - version
                        - purl
                        properties:
                          platform:
                            type: string
                          name:
                            type: string
                          purl:
                            type: string
                          version:
                            type:
                            - string
                            - 'null'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404Error'
components:
  schemas:
    StandardError:
      description: The standard error format
      type: object
      required:
      - error
      - message
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: An error code representing the error
          example: an_error_code
        message:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message representing the error
          example: An error message.
        details:
          type: object
          description: An optional object with extra helpful details about the error.
          example:
            errors:
              name: is not a valid email.
    Vulnerability:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - vuln_id
      - url
      - nist_url
      - description
      - severity
      - affected_packages
      properties:
        updated_at:
          type: string
        vuln_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        url:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        nist_url:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        cvss_score:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        severity:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        epss_percentile:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        epss_probability:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        epss_score:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        known_exploited:
          type: boolean
        cwe_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        affected_packages:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
            required:
            - package
            - platform
            - name
            - purl
            - recommendation
            - recommendation_details
            - unaffected_versions
            properties:
              package:
                type: string
              platform:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              purl:
                type: string
              recommendation:
                type: string
                enum:
                - ignore
                - upgrade
                - upgrade_or_workaround
              recommendation_details:
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
                required:
                - id
                - impact_score
                - impact_description
                - real_issue
                - false_positive_reason
                - includes_dev
                - specific_methods_affected
                - specific_methods_description
                - other_conditions
                - other_conditions_description
                - workaround_available
                - workaround_description
                - created_at
                - updated_at
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  created_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  updated_at:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                  impact_score:
                    type:
                    - integer
                    - 'null'
                    description: When using this package as intended, how likely are users to be affected? A general score out of 10.
                  impact_description:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    description: Detailed explanation of the impact score.
                  includes_dev:
                    type:
                    - boolean
                    - 'null'
                    description: Does this vulnerability apply when the package is only used within a Development or CI environment?
                  other_conditions:
                    type:
                    - boolean
                    - 'null'
                    description: Are there any other conditions that users should check for to determine if they're vulnerable?
                  other_conditions_description:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    description: Detailed explanation of the other conditions result.
                  workaround_available:
                    type:
                    - boolean
                    - 'null'
                    description: For users who are unable to upgrade to a supported release, is there a workaround available?
                  workaround_description:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    description: Detailed explanation of the workaround.
                  specific_methods_affected:
                    type:
                    - boolean
                    - 'null'
                    description: Does this vulnerability apply only if certain methods, classes, or functionality are in use?
                  specific_methods_description:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    description: Detailed explanation of the specific methods result.
                  real_issue:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Is this a real vulnerability or a false positive?
                  false_positive_reason:
                    type:
                    - string
                    - 'null'
                    description: Detailed explanation of the false positive result.
              affected_versions:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
              unaffected_versions:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
    PaginationEnvelope:
      type: object
      required:
      - current_page
      - next_page
      - prev_page
      - total_pages
      - total_count
      - per_page
      properties:
        current_page:
          type: integer
        next_page:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        prev_page:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        total_pages:
          type: integer
        total_count:
          type: integer
        per_page:
          type: integer
  responses:
    404Error:
      description: Record Not Found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardError'
  parameters:
    vulnerabilityIdParam:
      in: path
      name: vulnerability_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        example:
        - CVE-2021-44228
        description: The id of the vulnerability.
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer