nextcloud / nextcloud/guests

Whitelisting too strict on public links

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1. to develop bug feature: whitelist integration
Dominant language
JavaScript
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Description

A bunch of apps like for example Talk, Forms or Appointments allow creating public links.
When a guest user opens a public link while they are currently logged into the respective Nextcloud instance, the whitelisting (or in this case blacklisting) kicks in and doesn't show the content (except of course if the app is explicitly whitelisted).

The only working thing are public file links.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing a public link from Talk, Forms, or Appointments while logged in, compare it with a public file link, and trace the guest-user whitelisting or blacklisting path; done means the affected public links show their content without breaking file links.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
authorization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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