Refactor CORS handler

custom/conf/app.example.ini

@@ -1158,15 +1158,9 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;; enable cors headers (disabled by default)
 ;ENABLED = false
 ;;
-;; scheme of allowed requests
-;SCHEME = http
-;;
-;; list of requesting domains that are allowed
+;; list of requesting origins that are allowed, eg: "https://*.example.com"
 ;ALLOW_DOMAIN = *
 ;;
-;; allow subdomains of headers listed above to request
-;ALLOW_SUBDOMAIN = false
-;;
 ;; list of methods allowed to request
 ;METHODS = GET,HEAD,POST,PUT,PATCH,DELETE,OPTIONS
 ;;

docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md

@@ -196,9 +196,7 @@ The following configuration set `Content-Type: application/vnd.android.package-a
 ## CORS (`cors`)
 
 - `ENABLED`: **false**: enable cors headers (disabled by default)
-- `SCHEME`: **http**: scheme of allowed requests
-- `ALLOW_DOMAIN`: **\***: list of requesting domains that are allowed
-- `ALLOW_SUBDOMAIN`: **false**: allow subdomains of headers listed above to request
+- `ALLOW_DOMAIN`: **\***: list of requesting origins that are allowed, eg: "https://*.example.com"
 - `METHODS`: **GET,HEAD,POST,PUT,PATCH,DELETE,OPTIONS**: list of methods allowed to request
 - `MAX_AGE`: **10m**: max time to cache response
 - `ALLOW_CREDENTIALS`: **false**: allow request with credentials

docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md

@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@ menu:
 ## 跨域 (`cors`)
 
 - `ENABLED`: **false**: 启用 CORS 头部（默认禁用）
-- `SCHEME`: **http**: 允许请求的协议
 - `ALLOW_DOMAIN`: **\***: 允许请求的域名列表
-- `ALLOW_SUBDOMAIN`: **false**: 允许上述列出的头部的子域名发出请求。
 - `METHODS`: **GET,HEAD,POST,PUT,PATCH,DELETE,OPTIONS**: 允许发起的请求方式列表
 - `MAX_AGE`: **10m**: 缓存响应的最大时间
 - `ALLOW_CREDENTIALS`: **false**: 允许带有凭据的请求

modules/public/public.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func FileHandlerFunc() http.HandlerFunc {
 	assetFS := AssetFS()
 	return func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		if req.Method != "GET" && req.Method != "HEAD" {
-			resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+			resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 			return
 		}
 		handleRequest(resp, req, assetFS, req.URL.Path)

modules/setting/cors.go

@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ import (
 // CORSConfig defines CORS settings
 var CORSConfig = struct {
 	Enabled          bool
-	Scheme           string
-	AllowDomain      []string
-	AllowSubdomain   bool
+	AllowDomain      []string // FIXME: this option is from legacy code, it actually works as "AllowedOrigins". When refactoring in the future, the config option should also be renamed together.
 	Methods          []string
 	MaxAge           time.Duration
 	AllowCredentials bool

modules/web/route.go

@@ -101,16 +101,18 @@ func (r *Route) wrapMiddlewareAndHandler(h []any) ([]func(http.Handler) http.Han
 	return middlewares, handlerFunc
 }
 
-func (r *Route) Methods(method, pattern string, h ...any) {
+// Methods adds the same handlers for multiple http "methods" (separated by ",").
+// If any method is invalid, the lower level router will panic.
+func (r *Route) Methods(methods, pattern string, h ...any) {
 	middlewares, handlerFunc := r.wrapMiddlewareAndHandler(h)
 	fullPattern := r.getPattern(pattern)
-	if strings.Contains(method, ",") {
-		methods := strings.Split(method, ",")
+	if strings.Contains(methods, ",") {
+		methods := strings.Split(methods, ",")
 		for _, method := range methods {
 			r.R.With(middlewares...).Method(strings.TrimSpace(method), fullPattern, handlerFunc)
 		}
 	} else {
-		r.R.With(middlewares...).Method(method, fullPattern, handlerFunc)
+		r.R.With(middlewares...).Method(methods, fullPattern, handlerFunc)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -136,20 +138,6 @@ func (r *Route) Get(pattern string, h ...any) {
 	r.Methods("GET", pattern, h...)
 }
 
-func (r *Route) Options(pattern string, h ...any) {
-	r.Methods("OPTIONS", pattern, h...)
-}
-
-// GetOptions delegate get and options method
-func (r *Route) GetOptions(pattern string, h ...any) {
-	r.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", pattern, h...)
-}
-
-// PostOptions delegate post and options method
-func (r *Route) PostOptions(pattern string, h ...any) {
-	r.Methods("POST,OPTIONS", pattern, h...)
-}
-
 // Head delegate head method
 func (r *Route) Head(pattern string, h ...any) {
 	r.Methods("HEAD", pattern, h...)

routers/api/v1/api.go

@@ -822,9 +822,7 @@ func Routes() *web.Route {
 	m.Use(securityHeaders())
 	if setting.CORSConfig.Enabled {
 		m.Use(cors.Handler(cors.Options{
-			// Scheme:           setting.CORSConfig.Scheme, // FIXME: the cors middleware needs scheme option
-			AllowedOrigins: setting.CORSConfig.AllowDomain,
-			// setting.CORSConfig.AllowSubdomain // FIXME: the cors middleware needs allowSubdomain option
+			AllowedOrigins:   setting.CORSConfig.AllowDomain,
 			AllowedMethods:   setting.CORSConfig.Methods,
 			AllowCredentials: setting.CORSConfig.AllowCredentials,
 			AllowedHeaders:   append([]string{"Authorization", "X-Gitea-OTP"}, setting.CORSConfig.Headers...),

routers/web/githttp.go

@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ func requireSignIn(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 func gitHTTPRouters(m *web.Route) {
 	m.Group("", func() {
-		m.PostOptions("/git-upload-pack", repo.ServiceUploadPack)
-		m.PostOptions("/git-receive-pack", repo.ServiceReceivePack)
-		m.GetOptions("/info/refs", repo.GetInfoRefs)
-		m.GetOptions("/HEAD", repo.GetTextFile("HEAD"))
-		m.GetOptions("/objects/info/alternates", repo.GetTextFile("objects/info/alternates"))
-		m.GetOptions("/objects/info/http-alternates", repo.GetTextFile("objects/info/http-alternates"))
-		m.GetOptions("/objects/info/packs", repo.GetInfoPacks)
-		m.GetOptions("/objects/info/{file:[^/]*}", repo.GetTextFile(""))
-		m.GetOptions("/objects/{head:[0-9a-f]{2}}/{hash:[0-9a-f]{38}}", repo.GetLooseObject)
-		m.GetOptions("/objects/pack/pack-{file:[0-9a-f]{40}}.pack", repo.GetPackFile)
-		m.GetOptions("/objects/pack/pack-{file:[0-9a-f]{40}}.idx", repo.GetIdxFile)
+		m.Methods("POST,OPTIONS", "/git-upload-pack", repo.ServiceUploadPack)
+		m.Methods("POST,OPTIONS", "/git-receive-pack", repo.ServiceReceivePack)
+		m.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", "/info/refs", repo.GetInfoRefs)
+		m.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", "/HEAD", repo.GetTextFile("HEAD"))
+		m.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", "/objects/info/alternates", repo.GetTextFile("objects/info/alternates"))
+		m.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", "/objects/info/http-alternates", repo.GetTextFile("objects/info/http-alternates"))
+		m.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", "/objects/info/packs", repo.GetInfoPacks)
+		m.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", "/objects/info/{file:[^/]*}", repo.GetTextFile(""))
+		m.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", "/objects/{head:[0-9a-f]{2}}/{hash:[0-9a-f]{38}}", repo.GetLooseObject)
+		m.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", "/objects/pack/pack-{file:[0-9a-f]{40}}.pack", repo.GetPackFile)
+		m.Methods("GET,OPTIONS", "/objects/pack/pack-{file:[0-9a-f]{40}}.idx", repo.GetIdxFile)
 	}, ignSignInAndCsrf, requireSignIn, repo.HTTPGitEnabledHandler, repo.CorsHandler(), context_service.UserAssignmentWeb())
 }

routers/web/misc/misc.go

@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ func DummyOK(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
 
-func DummyBadRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-}
-
 func RobotsTxt(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	robotsTxt := util.FilePathJoinAbs(setting.CustomPath, "public/robots.txt")
 	if ok, _ := util.IsExist(robotsTxt); !ok {

routers/web/web.go

@@ -60,13 +60,12 @@ const (
 	GzipMinSize = 1400
 )
 
-// CorsHandler return a http handler who set CORS options if enabled by config
-func CorsHandler() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+// optionsCorsHandler return a http handler which sets CORS options if enabled by config, it blocks non-CORS OPTIONS requests.
+func optionsCorsHandler() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	var corsHandler func(next http.Handler) http.Handler
 	if setting.CORSConfig.Enabled {
-		return cors.Handler(cors.Options{
-			// Scheme:           setting.CORSConfig.Scheme, // FIXME: the cors middleware needs scheme option
-			AllowedOrigins: setting.CORSConfig.AllowDomain,
-			// setting.CORSConfig.AllowSubdomain // FIXME: the cors middleware needs allowSubdomain option
+		corsHandler = cors.Handler(cors.Options{
+			AllowedOrigins:   setting.CORSConfig.AllowDomain,
 			AllowedMethods:   setting.CORSConfig.Methods,
 			AllowCredentials: setting.CORSConfig.AllowCredentials,
 			AllowedHeaders:   setting.CORSConfig.Headers,
@@ -75,7 +74,23 @@ func CorsHandler() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	}
 
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-		return next
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
+				if corsHandler != nil && r.Header.Get("Access-Control-Request-Method") != "" {
+					corsHandler(next).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+				} else {
+					// it should explicitly deny OPTIONS requests if CORS handler is not executed, to avoid the next GET/POST handler being incorrectly called by the OPTIONS request
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			// for non-OPTIONS requests, call the CORS handler to add some related headers like "Vary"
+			if corsHandler != nil {
+				corsHandler(next).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			} else {
+				next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +233,7 @@ func Routes() *web.Route {
 	routes := web.NewRoute()
 
 	routes.Head("/", misc.DummyOK) // for health check - doesn't need to be passed through gzip handler
-	routes.Methods("GET, HEAD", "/assets/*", CorsHandler(), public.FileHandlerFunc())
+	routes.Methods("GET, HEAD, OPTIONS", "/assets/*", optionsCorsHandler(), public.FileHandlerFunc())
 	routes.Methods("GET, HEAD", "/avatars/*", storageHandler(setting.Avatar.Storage, "avatars", storage.Avatars))
 	routes.Methods("GET, HEAD", "/repo-avatars/*", storageHandler(setting.RepoAvatar.Storage, "repo-avatars", storage.RepoAvatars))
 	routes.Methods("GET, HEAD", "/apple-touch-icon.png", misc.StaticRedirect("/assets/img/apple-touch-icon.png"))
@@ -458,8 +473,8 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 		m.Get("/change-password", func(ctx *context.Context) {
 			ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubURL + "/user/settings/account")
 		})
-		m.Any("/*", CorsHandler(), public.FileHandlerFunc())
-	}, CorsHandler())
+		m.Methods("GET, HEAD", "/*", public.FileHandlerFunc())
+	}, optionsCorsHandler())
 
 	m.Group("/explore", func() {
 		m.Get("", func(ctx *context.Context) {
@@ -532,14 +547,11 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 		// TODO manage redirection
 		m.Post("/authorize", web.Bind(forms.AuthorizationForm{}), auth.AuthorizeOAuth)
 	}, ignSignInAndCsrf, reqSignIn)
-	m.Options("/login/oauth/userinfo", CorsHandler(), misc.DummyBadRequest)
-	m.Get("/login/oauth/userinfo", ignSignInAndCsrf, auth.InfoOAuth)
-	m.Options("/login/oauth/access_token", CorsHandler(), misc.DummyBadRequest)
-	m.Post("/login/oauth/access_token", CorsHandler(), web.Bind(forms.AccessTokenForm{}), ignSignInAndCsrf, auth.AccessTokenOAuth)
-	m.Options("/login/oauth/keys", CorsHandler(), misc.DummyBadRequest)
-	m.Get("/login/oauth/keys", ignSignInAndCsrf, auth.OIDCKeys)
-	m.Options("/login/oauth/introspect", CorsHandler(), misc.DummyBadRequest)
-	m.Post("/login/oauth/introspect", CorsHandler(), web.Bind(forms.IntrospectTokenForm{}), ignSignInAndCsrf, auth.IntrospectOAuth)
+
+	m.Methods("GET, OPTIONS", "/login/oauth/userinfo", optionsCorsHandler(), ignSignInAndCsrf, auth.InfoOAuth)
+	m.Methods("POST, OPTIONS", "/login/oauth/access_token", optionsCorsHandler(), web.Bind(forms.AccessTokenForm{}), ignSignInAndCsrf, auth.AccessTokenOAuth)
+	m.Methods("GET, OPTIONS", "/login/oauth/keys", optionsCorsHandler(), ignSignInAndCsrf, auth.OIDCKeys)
+	m.Methods("POST, OPTIONS", "/login/oauth/introspect", optionsCorsHandler(), web.Bind(forms.IntrospectTokenForm{}), ignSignInAndCsrf, auth.IntrospectOAuth)
 
 	m.Group("/user/settings", func() {
 		m.Get("", user_setting.Profile)
@@ -770,7 +782,7 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 
 	m.Group("", func() {
 		m.Get("/{username}", user.UsernameSubRoute)
-		m.Get("/attachments/{uuid}", repo.GetAttachment)
+		m.Methods("GET, OPTIONS", "/attachments/{uuid}", optionsCorsHandler(), repo.GetAttachment)
 	}, ignSignIn)
 
 	m.Post("/{username}", reqSignIn, context_service.UserAssignmentWeb(), user.Action)

tests/integration/cors_test.go

@@ -7,17 +7,88 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestCORSNotSet(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCORS(t *testing.T) {
 	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
-	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/version")
-	session := loginUser(t, "user2")
-	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
-	assert.Equal(t, resp.Code, http.StatusOK)
-	corsHeader := resp.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin")
-	assert.Empty(t, corsHeader, "Access-Control-Allow-Origin: generated header should match") // header not set
+	t.Run("CORS enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.CORSConfig.Enabled, true)()
+		defer test.MockVariableValue(&testWebRoutes, routers.NormalRoutes())()
+
+		t.Run("API with CORS", func(t *testing.T) {
+			// GET api with no CORS header
+			req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/version")
+			resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+			assert.Empty(t, resp.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"))
+			assert.Contains(t, resp.Header().Values("Vary"), "Origin")
+
+			// OPTIONS api for CORS
+			req = NewRequest(t, "OPTIONS", "/api/v1/version").
+				SetHeader("Origin", "https://example.com").
+				SetHeader("Access-Control-Request-Method", "GET")
+			resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+			assert.NotEmpty(t, resp.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"))
+			assert.Contains(t, resp.Header().Values("Vary"), "Origin")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("Web with CORS", func(t *testing.T) {
+			// GET userinfo with no CORS header
+			req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/login/oauth/userinfo")
+			resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			assert.Empty(t, resp.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"))
+			assert.Contains(t, resp.Header().Values("Vary"), "Origin")
+
+			// OPTIONS userinfo for CORS
+			req = NewRequest(t, "OPTIONS", "/login/oauth/userinfo").
+				SetHeader("Origin", "https://example.com").
+				SetHeader("Access-Control-Request-Method", "GET")
+			resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+			assert.NotEmpty(t, resp.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"))
+			assert.Contains(t, resp.Header().Values("Vary"), "Origin")
+
+			// OPTIONS userinfo for non-CORS
+			req = NewRequest(t, "OPTIONS", "/login/oauth/userinfo")
+			resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			assert.NotContains(t, resp.Header().Values("Vary"), "Origin")
+		})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CORS disabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.CORSConfig.Enabled, false)()
+		defer test.MockVariableValue(&testWebRoutes, routers.NormalRoutes())()
+
+		t.Run("API without CORS", func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/version")
+			resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+			assert.Empty(t, resp.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"))
+			assert.Empty(t, resp.Header().Values("Vary"))
+
+			req = NewRequest(t, "OPTIONS", "/api/v1/version").
+				SetHeader("Origin", "https://example.com").
+				SetHeader("Access-Control-Request-Method", "GET")
+			resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			assert.Empty(t, resp.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"))
+			assert.Empty(t, resp.Header().Values("Vary"))
+		})
+
+		t.Run("Web without CORS", func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/login/oauth/userinfo")
+			resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			assert.Empty(t, resp.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"))
+			assert.NotContains(t, resp.Header().Values("Vary"), "Origin")
+
+			req = NewRequest(t, "OPTIONS", "/login/oauth/userinfo").
+				SetHeader("Origin", "https://example.com").
+				SetHeader("Access-Control-Request-Method", "GET")
+			resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			assert.Empty(t, resp.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"))
+			assert.NotContains(t, resp.Header().Values("Vary"), "Origin")
+		})
+	})
 }