gstack/browse/src
Garry Tan 13a7528697
security(N1): replace ?token= SSE auth with HttpOnly session cookie
Activity stream and inspector events SSE endpoints accepted the root
AUTH_TOKEN via `?token=` query param (EventSource can't send Authorization
headers). URLs leak to browser history, referer headers, server logs,
crash reports, and refactoring accidents. Codex flagged this during the
/plan-ceo-review outside voice pass.

New auth model: the extension calls POST /sse-session with a Bearer token
and receives a view-only session cookie (HttpOnly, SameSite=Strict, 30-min
TTL). EventSource is opened with `withCredentials: true` so the browser
sends the cookie back on the SSE connection. The ?token= query param is
GONE — no more URL-borne secrets.

Scope isolation (prior learning cookie-picker-auth-isolation, 10/10
confidence): the SSE session cookie grants access to /activity/stream and
/inspector/events ONLY. The token is never valid against /command, /token,
or any mutating endpoint. A leaked cookie can watch activity; it cannot
execute browser commands.

Components
  * browse/src/sse-session-cookie.ts — registry: mint/validate/extract/
    build-cookie. 256-bit tokens, 30-min TTL, lazy expiry pruning,
    no imports from token-registry (scope isolation enforced by module
    boundary).
  * browse/src/server.ts — POST /sse-session mint endpoint (requires
    Bearer). /activity/stream and /inspector/events now accept Bearer
    OR the session cookie, and reject ?token= query param.
  * extension/sidepanel.js — ensureSseSessionCookie() bootstrap call,
    EventSource opened with withCredentials:true on both SSE endpoints.
    Tested via the source guards; behavioral test is the E2E pairing
    flow that lands later in the wave.
  * browse/test/sse-session-cookie.test.ts — 20 unit tests covering
    mint entropy, TTL enforcement, cookie flag invariants, cookie
    parsing from multi-cookie headers, and scope-isolation contract
    guard (module must not import token-registry).
  * browse/test/server-auth.test.ts — existing /activity/stream auth
    test updated to assert the new cookie-based gate and the absence
    of the ?token= query param.

Cookie flag choices:
  * HttpOnly: token not readable from page JS (mitigates XSS
    exfiltration).
  * SameSite=Strict: cookie not sent on cross-site requests (mitigates
    CSRF). Fine for SSE because the extension connects to 127.0.0.1
    directly.
  * Path=/: cookie scoped to the whole origin.
  * Max-Age=1800: 30 minutes, matches TTL. Extension re-mints on
    reconnect when daemon restarts.
  * Secure NOT set: daemon binds to 127.0.0.1 over plain HTTP. Adding
    Secure would block the browser from ever sending the cookie back.
    Add Secure when gstack ships over HTTPS.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-21 20:41:07 -07:00
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activity.ts feat: content security — 4-layer prompt injection defense for pair-agent (#815) 2026-04-06 14:41:06 -07:00
audit.ts feat(browse): Puppeteer parity — load-html, screenshot --selector, viewport --scale, file:// (v1.1.0.0) (#1062) 2026-04-18 23:25:33 +08:00
browser-manager.ts feat(browse): Puppeteer parity — load-html, screenshot --selector, viewport --scale, file:// (v1.1.0.0) (#1062) 2026-04-18 23:25:33 +08:00
buffers.ts feat: Phase 3.5 — cookie import, QA testing, team retro (v0.3.1) (#29) 2026-03-13 00:31:41 -07:00
bun-polyfill.cjs fix: Windows support — Node.js server fallback for Playwright (#255) 2026-03-20 12:22:11 -07:00
cdp-inspector.ts refactor: AI slop reduction with cross-model quality review (v0.16.3.0) (#941) 2026-04-10 17:13:15 -10:00
cli.ts feat(v1.4.0.0): /make-pdf — markdown to publication-quality PDFs (#1086) 2026-04-20 13:20:30 +08:00
commands.ts security: extend hidden-element detection to all DOM-reading channels 2026-04-21 20:34:27 -07:00
config.ts fix: security wave 3 — 12 fixes, 7 contributors (v0.16.4.0) (#988) 2026-04-13 07:49:37 -10:00
content-security.ts security: route splitForScoped through envelope sentinel escape 2026-04-21 20:33:57 -07:00
cookie-import-browser.ts community wave: 6 PRs + hardening (v0.18.1.0) (#1028) 2026-04-17 00:45:13 -07:00
cookie-picker-routes.ts community wave: 6 PRs + hardening (v0.18.1.0) (#1028) 2026-04-17 00:45:13 -07:00
cookie-picker-ui.ts fix: cookie picker auth token leak (v0.15.17.0) (#904) 2026-04-08 10:10:13 -07:00
error-handling.ts refactor: AI slop reduction with cross-model quality review (v0.16.3.0) (#941) 2026-04-10 17:13:15 -10:00
find-browse.ts feat: multi-agent support — gstack works on Codex, Gemini CLI, and Cursor (v0.9.0) (#226) 2026-03-19 18:20:50 -07:00
media-extract.ts feat: browser data platform for AI agents (v0.16.0.0) (#907) 2026-04-08 00:41:55 -07:00
meta-commands.ts security: validate --from-file payload paths for parity with direct paths 2026-04-21 20:35:13 -07:00
network-capture.ts feat: browser data platform for AI agents (v0.16.0.0) (#907) 2026-04-08 00:41:55 -07:00
path-security.ts fix: security wave 3 — 12 fixes, 7 contributors (v0.16.4.0) (#988) 2026-04-13 07:49:37 -10:00
platform.ts fix: Windows support — Node.js server fallback for Playwright (#255) 2026-03-20 12:22:11 -07:00
read-commands.ts fix: security wave 3 — 12 fixes, 7 contributors (v0.16.4.0) (#988) 2026-04-13 07:49:37 -10:00
security-bunnative.ts feat(security): ML prompt injection defense for sidebar (v1.4.0.0) (#1089) 2026-04-20 22:18:37 +08:00
security-classifier.ts feat(security): ML prompt injection defense for sidebar (v1.4.0.0) (#1089) 2026-04-20 22:18:37 +08:00
security.ts feat(security): ML prompt injection defense for sidebar (v1.4.0.0) (#1089) 2026-04-20 22:18:37 +08:00
server.ts security(N1): replace ?token= SSE auth with HttpOnly session cookie 2026-04-21 20:41:07 -07:00
sidebar-agent.ts feat(security): ML prompt injection defense for sidebar (v1.4.0.0) (#1089) 2026-04-20 22:18:37 +08:00
sidebar-utils.ts fix: sidebar agent uses real tab URL instead of stale Playwright URL (v0.12.6.0) (#544) 2026-03-26 22:07:03 -06:00
snapshot.ts security: route splitForScoped through envelope sentinel escape 2026-04-21 20:33:57 -07:00
sse-session-cookie.ts security(N1): replace ?token= SSE auth with HttpOnly session cookie 2026-04-21 20:41:07 -07:00
tab-session.ts feat(browse): Puppeteer parity — load-html, screenshot --selector, viewport --scale, file:// (v1.1.0.0) (#1062) 2026-04-18 23:25:33 +08:00
token-registry.ts refactor(security): loosen /connect rate limit from 3/min to 300/min 2026-04-21 20:31:03 -07:00
tunnel-denial-log.ts feat(security): add tunnel-denial-log module for attack visibility 2026-04-21 20:31:14 -07:00
url-validation.ts feat(browse): Puppeteer parity — load-html, screenshot --selector, viewport --scale, file:// (v1.1.0.0) (#1062) 2026-04-18 23:25:33 +08:00
welcome.html feat: GStack Browser — double-click AI browser with anti-bot stealth (#695) 2026-04-04 10:17:05 -07:00
write-commands.ts security: validate --from-file payload paths for parity with direct paths 2026-04-21 20:35:13 -07:00