Error in web updater: "Possible CSRF attack. Connection will be closed."
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feature: install and update
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Description
Error in web updater:
"Possible CSRF attack. Connection will be closed."
By commenting out lines 85-88 in OC_EventSource.php the updater works fine.
cc @rullzer
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Research direction
Inspect OC_EventSource.php around lines 85-88 and trace the web updater request that triggers the CSRF message. Reproduce the updater failure, determine why the check rejects this request, and verify that the updater completes without weakening CSRF protection.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100