fix(security): refine dynamic config URL trust policy and document trusted-origin behavior (#5973)

* fix(security): refine dynamic config URL trust policy and document trusted-origin behavior

* Update documentation for Authorization and Authentication.

* Add isSameOrigin to resolveConfigFetchPolicy return value.

extensions/default/src/utils/secureConfigFetch.js

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function resolveConfigFetchPolicy(rawUrl, policy = {}) {
   const { allowedOrigins = [], userAuthenticationService } = policy;
   const parsedUrl = resolveConfigUrl(rawUrl);
   const protocol = parsedUrl.protocol.toLowerCase();
+  const isSameOrigin = parsedUrl.origin === window.location.origin;
 
   if (!['http:', 'https:'].includes(protocol)) {
     throw new Error('Only HTTP(S) URLs are allowed for dynamic datasource configuration');
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ function resolveConfigFetchPolicy(rawUrl, policy = {}) {
     userAuthenticationService?.getAuthorizationHeader?.()?.Authorization
   );
 
-  if (isAuthenticated) {
+  if (isAuthenticated && !isSameOrigin) {
     const normalizedAllowedOrigins = normalizeAllowedOrigins(allowedOrigins);
     if (!normalizedAllowedOrigins.length || !normalizedAllowedOrigins.includes(parsedUrl.origin)) {
       throw new Error(
@@ -91,12 +92,13 @@ function resolveConfigFetchPolicy(rawUrl, policy = {}) {
     parsedUrl,
     normalizedUrl: parsedUrl.toString(),
     isAuthenticated,
+    isSameOrigin,
   };
 }
 
 async function fetchConfigJson(normalizedPolicy) {
-  const { normalizedUrl, isAuthenticated } = normalizedPolicy;
+  const { normalizedUrl, isAuthenticated, isSameOrigin } = normalizedPolicy;
-  const response = isAuthenticated
+  const response = isAuthenticated || isSameOrigin
     ? await fetch(normalizedUrl)
     : await fetch(normalizedUrl, {
         method: 'GET',

extensions/default/src/utils/secureConfigFetch.test.js

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe('secureConfigFetch', () => {
 
       expect(result.normalizedUrl).toBe('https://untrusted.example.com/config.json');
       expect(result.isAuthenticated).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.isSameOrigin).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it('blocks non-allowlisted origins in authenticated environments', () => {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ describe('secureConfigFetch', () => {
 
       expect(result.normalizedUrl).toBe('http://localhost:5000/config.json');
       expect(result.isAuthenticated).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.isSameOrigin).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it('blocks authenticated fetch when allowlist is missing', () => {
@@ -47,6 +49,18 @@ describe('secureConfigFetch', () => {
       ).toThrow('Blocked remote configuration origin');
     });
 
+    it('allows same-origin in authenticated environments without allowlist', () => {
+      const result = resolveConfigFetchPolicy('/protected/config.json', {
+        userAuthenticationService: {
+          getAuthorizationHeader: () => ({ Authorization: 'Bearer token123' }),
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(result.normalizedUrl).toBe(`${window.location.origin}/protected/config.json`);
+      expect(result.isAuthenticated).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.isSameOrigin).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it('rejects embedded userinfo in config URLs', () => {
       expect(() =>
         resolveConfigFetchPolicy('https://user:pass@trusted.example.com/config.json', {
@@ -71,7 +85,7 @@ describe('secureConfigFetch', () => {
       global.fetch = originalFetch;
     });
 
-    it('uses hardened fetch options in unauthenticated environments', async () => {
+    it('uses hardened fetch options for unauthenticated cross-origin requests', async () => {
       global.fetch.mockResolvedValue({
         status: 200,
         ok: true,
@@ -81,6 +95,7 @@ describe('secureConfigFetch', () => {
       await fetchConfigJson({
         normalizedUrl: 'https://example.com/config.json',
         isAuthenticated: false,
+        isSameOrigin: false,
       });
 
       expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -95,6 +110,24 @@ describe('secureConfigFetch', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('uses simple fetch for unauthenticated same-origin requests', async () => {
+      global.fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+        status: 200,
+        ok: true,
+        json: async () => ({ ok: true }),
+      });
+
+      await fetchConfigJson({
+        normalizedUrl: `${window.location.origin}/protected/config.json`,
+        isAuthenticated: false,
+        isSameOrigin: true,
+      });
+
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `${window.location.origin}/protected/config.json`
+      );
+    });
+
     it('uses simple fetch in authenticated environments', async () => {
       global.fetch.mockResolvedValue({
         status: 200,
@@ -105,6 +138,7 @@ describe('secureConfigFetch', () => {
       await fetchConfigJson({
         normalizedUrl: 'https://trusted.example.com/config.json',
         isAuthenticated: true,
+        isSameOrigin: false,
       });
 
       expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://trusted.example.com/config.json');

platform/docs/docs/deployment/authorization.md

@@ -85,14 +85,17 @@ Allowed entry format for `dangerouslyAllowedOriginsForAuthenticatedEnvironments`
 Policy summary:
 
 - In unauthenticated environments, any HTTP(S) `?url=` origin is allowed.
-- In authenticated environments, `?url=` origins must be present in `dangerouslyAllowedOriginsForAuthenticatedEnvironments`, otherwise loading fails closed.
+- In authenticated environments, same-origin `?url=` values are allowed by default.
-- In unauthenticated environments, config URLs are fetched with:
+- In authenticated environments, cross-origin `?url=` values must be present in `dangerouslyAllowedOriginsForAuthenticatedEnvironments`, otherwise loading fails closed.
+- In unauthenticated environments, cross-origin config URLs are fetched with:
   - `method: 'GET'`
   - `mode: 'cors'`
   - `credentials: 'omit'`
   - `redirect: 'error'`
   - `referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer'`
-- In authenticated environments, allowlisted config URLs are fetched using simple fetch behavior.
+- In unauthenticated environments, same-origin config URLs use a plain `fetch()` call (browser default `credentials: 'same-origin'`).
+- Same-origin config URLs are fetched using simple fetch behavior (so same-origin session/cookie auth is preserved).
+- In authenticated environments, allowlisted cross-origin config URLs are fetched using simple fetch behavior.
 - Returned datasource configuration payloads are consumed as-is (no additional URL/config scrubbing).
 
 Example: