#525: data URL opaque origins M1324406 M1381728

dom/base/nsObjectLoadingContent.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "nsIExternalProtocolHandler.h"
 #include "nsIInterfaceRequestorUtils.h"
 #include "nsIObjectFrame.h"
+#include "nsIOService.h"
 #include "nsIPermissionManager.h"
 #include "nsPluginHost.h"
 #include "nsPluginInstanceOwner.h"
@@ -2524,8 +2525,14 @@ nsObjectLoadingContent::OpenChannel()
                                                                mURI,
                                                                true,   // aInheritForAboutBlank
                                                                false); // aForceInherit
-  nsSecurityFlags securityFlags = nsILoadInfo::SEC_NORMAL;
+  nsSecurityFlags securityFlags = nsILoadInfo::SEC_ALLOW_CROSS_ORIGIN_DATA_IS_NULL;
-  if (inherit) {
+
+  bool isData;
+  bool isURIUniqueOrigin = nsIOService::IsDataURIUniqueOpaqueOrigin() &&
+                           NS_SUCCEEDED(mURI->SchemeIs("data", &isData)) &&
+                           isData;
+
+  if (inherit && !isURIUniqueOrigin) {
     securityFlags |= nsILoadInfo::SEC_FORCE_INHERIT_PRINCIPAL;
   }
   if (isSandBoxed) {

modules/libpref/init/all.js

@@ -2003,6 +2003,13 @@ pref("security.cert_pinning.enforcement_level", 0);
 // for tests.
 pref("security.cert_pinning.process_headers_from_non_builtin_roots", false);
 
+// Bug 1324406: Treat 'data:' documents as unique, opaque origins
+// If true, data: URIs will be treated as unique opaque origins, hence will use
+// a NullPrincipal as the security context.
+// Otherwise it will inherit the origin from parent node, this is the legacy
+// behavior of Firefox.
+pref("security.data_uri.unique_opaque_origin", true);
+
 // Modifier key prefs: default to Windows settings,
 // menu access key = alt, accelerator key = control.
 // Use 17 for Ctrl, 18 for Alt, 224 for Meta, 91 for Win, 0 for none. Mac settings in macprefs.js

netwerk/base/nsIOService.cpp

@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ static const char kNetworkActiveChanged[] = "network-active-changed";
 uint32_t   nsIOService::gDefaultSegmentSize = 4096;
 uint32_t   nsIOService::gDefaultSegmentCount = 24;
 
-bool nsIOService::sTelemetryEnabled = false;
+bool nsIOService::sIsDataURIUniqueOpaqueOrigin = false;
+
+//bool nsIOService::sTelemetryEnabled = false;
 
 NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS(nsAppOfflineInfo, nsIAppOfflineInfo)
 
@@ -250,7 +252,8 @@ nsIOService::Init()
     else
         NS_WARNING("failed to get observer service");
 
-    Preferences::AddBoolVarCache(&sTelemetryEnabled, "toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false);
+    //Preferences::AddBoolVarCache(&sTelemetryEnabled, "toolkit.telemetry.enabled", false);
+    Preferences::AddBoolVarCache(&sIsDataURIUniqueOpaqueOrigin, "security.data_uri.unique_opaque_origin", true);
     Preferences::AddBoolVarCache(&mOfflineMirrorsConnectivity, OFFLINE_MIRRORS_CONNECTIVITY, true);
 
     gIOService = this;
@@ -715,6 +718,7 @@ nsIOService::NewChannelFromURIWithProxyFlagsInternal(nsIURI* aURI,
     if (NS_FAILED(rv))
         return rv;
 
+#if(0)
     if (sTelemetryEnabled) {
         nsAutoCString path;
         aURI->GetPath(path);
@@ -736,6 +740,7 @@ nsIOService::NewChannelFromURIWithProxyFlagsInternal(nsIURI* aURI,
         Telemetry::Accumulate(Telemetry::URL_PATH_CONTAINS_EXCLAMATION_DOUBLE_SLASH,
                               hasBangDoubleSlash);
     }
+#endif
 
     nsCOMPtr<nsIProtocolHandler> handler;
     rv = GetProtocolHandler(scheme.get(), getter_AddRefs(handler));
@@ -2066,3 +2071,9 @@ nsIOService::IsAppOffline(uint32_t aAppId, bool* aResult)
 
     return NS_OK;
 }
+
+/*static*/ bool
+nsIOService::IsDataURIUniqueOpaqueOrigin()
+{
+    return sIsDataURIUniqueOpaqueOrigin;
+}

netwerk/base/nsIOService.h

@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public:
     bool IsShutdown() { return mShutdown; }
     bool IsLinkUp();
 
+    static bool IsDataURIUniqueOpaqueOrigin();
+
     // Should only be called from NeckoChild. Use SetAppOffline instead.
     void SetAppOfflineInternal(uint32_t appId, int32_t status);
 
@@ -174,7 +176,8 @@ private:
     // that is used especially in IsAppOffline
     nsDataHashtable<nsUint32HashKey, int32_t> mAppsOfflineStatus;
 
-    static bool                          sTelemetryEnabled;
+    //static bool                          sTelemetryEnabled;
+    static bool                          sIsDataURIUniqueOpaqueOrigin;
 
     // These timestamps are needed for collecting telemetry on PR_Connect,
     // PR_ConnectContinue and PR_Close blocking time.  If we spend very long

netwerk/protocol/data/nsDataHandler.cpp

@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@ nsDataHandler::GetDefaultPort(int32_t *result) {
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsDataHandler::GetProtocolFlags(uint32_t *result) {
-    *result = URI_NORELATIVE | URI_NOAUTH | URI_INHERITS_SECURITY_CONTEXT |
+    *result = URI_NORELATIVE | URI_NOAUTH |
         URI_LOADABLE_BY_ANYONE | URI_NON_PERSISTABLE | URI_IS_LOCAL_RESOURCE |
         URI_SYNC_LOAD_IS_OK;
+
+    // From bug 1324406:
+    // data: URIs inherit the security context.
+    if (!nsIOService::IsDataURIUniqueOpaqueOrigin()) {
+        *result |= URI_INHERITS_SECURITY_CONTEXT;
+    }
+
     return NS_OK;
 }