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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-51588

Allow Cross-Origin requests in webservice/pluginfile.php

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 2.9.2
    • 2.8.9, 2.9.3
    • Web Services
    • MOODLE_29_STABLE
    • MOODLE_28_STABLE, MOODLE_29_STABLE
    • MDL-51588-master
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      1. Create a new mod_page with image
      2. Do one of the following tests

      Test with Mobile app code

      1. Access the mod_page using Chromium
      2. Confirm that the content of the page is displayed

      Manual test

      1. Extract the SRC of an image of your page (pluginfile.php? ...)
      2. Replace /pluginfile.php with webservice/pluginfile.php in the SRC
      3. Add ?token=TOKEN to SRC using a token that you previously generated, the token should belong to a use who can view the image (admin user for instance)
      4. curl -I SRC
      5. Make sure "Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *" is present in the response headers.
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      Create a new mod_page with image Do one of the following tests Test with Mobile app code Access the mod_page using Chromium Confirm that the content of the page is displayed Manual test Extract the SRC of an image of your page (pluginfile.php? ...) Replace /pluginfile.php with webservice/pluginfile.php in the SRC Add ?token=TOKEN to SRC using a token that you previously generated, the token should belong to a use who can view the image (admin user for instance) curl -I SRC Make sure "Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *" is present in the response headers.

    Description

      All the WS calls declare the header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *'; however pluginfile.php does not. The latter is used when retrieving files from WS and can be problematic when used in a browser.

      To replicate access a mod_page with Chromium/Chrome.

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              fred Frédéric Massart
              fred Frédéric Massart
              Juan Leyva Juan Leyva
              Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
              John Okely John Okely
              Juan Leyva, David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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                Resolved:
                9/Nov/15