Add --give-projects-full-access-to-my-computer-including-ability-to-install-malware

Author: GarboMuffin

src-main/index.js

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ require('./context-menu');
 require('./menu-bar');
 require('./crash-messages');
 
-app.enableSandbox();
-
 // Allows certain versions of Scratch Link to work without an internet connection
 // https://github.com/LLK/scratch-desktop/blob/4b462212a8e406b15bcf549f8523645602b46064/src/main/index.js#L45
 app.commandLine.appendSwitch('host-resolver-rules', 'MAP device-manager.scratch.mit.edu 127.0.0.1');
@@ -155,7 +153,7 @@ app.on('web-contents-created', (event, webContents) => {
 });
 
 app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
-  if (!isMigrating) {
+  if (!isInitializing) {
     app.quit();
   }
 });
@@ -174,15 +172,22 @@ app.on('open-file', (event, path) => {
   // This event can be called before ready.
   if (app.isReady() && !isMigrating) {
     // The path we get should already be absolute
-    EditorWindow.openFiles([path], '');
+    EditorWindow.openPaths([path], false, false, null);
   } else {
     filesQueuedToOpen.push(path);
   }
 });
 
+/**
+ * @typedef ParsedCommandLine
+ * @property {string[]} files
+ * @property {boolean} fullscreen
+ * @property {boolean} nodeIntegration
+ */
+
 /**
  * @param {string[]} argv
- * @returns {{files: string[]; fullscreen: boolean;}}
+ * @returns {ParsedCommandLine}
  */
 const parseCommandLine = (argv) => {
   // argv could be any of:
@@ -201,27 +206,35 @@ const parseCommandLine = (argv) => {
     .slice(process.defaultApp ? 2 : 1);
 
   const fullscreen = argv.includes('--fullscreen');
+  const nodeIntegration = argv.includes('--give-projects-full-access-to-my-computer-including-ability-to-install-malware');
 
   return {
     files,
-    fullscreen
+    fullscreen,
+    nodeIntegration
   };
 };
 
 let isMigrating = true;
+let isInitializing = true;
 let migratePromise = null;
 
 app.on('second-instance', (event, argv, workingDirectory) => {
   migratePromise.then(() => {
     const commandLineOptions = parseCommandLine(argv);
-    EditorWindow.openFiles(commandLineOptions.files, commandLineOptions.fullscreen, workingDirectory);
+    EditorWindow.openPaths(
+      commandLineOptions.files,
+      commandLineOptions.fullscreen,
+      commandLineOptions.nodeIntegration,
+      workingDirectory
+    );
   });
 });
 
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
   AbstractWindow.settingsChanged();
 
-  migratePromise = migrate().then((shouldContinue) => {
+  migratePromise = migrate().then(async (shouldContinue) => {
     if (!shouldContinue) {
       // If we use exit() instead of quit() then openExternal() calls made before the app quits
       // won't work on Windows.
@@ -232,10 +245,17 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
     isMigrating = false;
 
     const commandLineOptions = parseCommandLine(process.argv);
-    EditorWindow.openFiles([
-      ...filesQueuedToOpen,
-      ...commandLineOptions.files
-    ], commandLineOptions.fullscreen, process.cwd());
+    await EditorWindow.openPaths(
+      [
+        ...filesQueuedToOpen,
+        ...commandLineOptions.files
+      ],
+      commandLineOptions.fullscreen,
+      commandLineOptions.nodeIntegration,
+      process.cwd()
+    );
+
+    isInitializing = false;
 
     if (AbstractWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
       // No windows were successfully opened. Let's just quit.

src-main/l10n/en.json

@@ -424,36 +424,48 @@
     "developer_comment": "Appears in file saving dialog when saving some types of packaged projects"
   },
   "security-prompt.title": {
-    "string": "Extension Security",
-    "developer_comment": "Title of extension security prompt window"
+    "string": "Security",
+    "developer_comment": "Title of desktop app's security prompt window"
   },
   "security-prompt.allow": {
     "string": "Allow",
-    "developer_comment": "Title of extension security prompt window. This button allows the permission."
+    "developer_comment": "Title of desktop app's security prompt window. This button grants the request."
   },
   "security-prompt.deny": {
     "string": "Deny",
-    "developer_comment": "Title of extension security prompt window. This button denies the permission."
+    "developer_comment": "Title of desktop app's security prompt window. This button denies the request."
+  },
+  "security-prompt.node-integration1": {
+    "string": "{APP_NAME} was started in a special mode that will give any opened project unrestricted access to your computer. This would allow stealing passwords and installing malware.",
+    "developer_comment": "Part of the desktop app's security prompt window"
+  },
+  "security-prompt.node-integration2": {
+    "string": "The {APP_NAME} developers are not responsible for any damages.",
+    "developer_comment": "Part of the desktop app's security prompt window"
+  },
+  "security-prompt.node-integration3": {
+    "string": "If you were not expecting to see this screen, please click \"Deny\" to safely exit.",
+    "developer_comment": "Part of the desktop app's security prompt window"
   },
   "security-prompt.read-clipboard1": {
     "string": "The project wants to read data from your clipboard.",
-    "developer_comment": "Part of the extension security prompt window"
+    "developer_comment": "Part of the desktop app's security prompt window"
   },
   "security-prompt.read-clipboard2": {
     "string": "If your clipboard contains things like passwords, the project may be able to share those with other users or servers.",
-    "developer_comment": "Part of the extension security prompt window"
+    "developer_comment": "Part of the desktop app's security prompt window"
   },
   "security-prompt.read-clipboard3": {
     "string": "Clipboard access may not work on some systems. If allowed, further clipboard reads will be automatically allowed.",
-    "developer_comment": "Part of the extension security prompt window"
+    "developer_comment": "Part of the desktop app's security prompt window"
   },
   "security-prompt.notifications1": {
     "string": "The project wants to display notifications.",
-    "developer_comment": "Part of the extension security prompt window"
+    "developer_comment": "Part of the desktop app's security prompt window"
   },
   "security-prompt.notifications2": {
     "string": "If allowed, you may be prompted to enable notifications by your operating system, and further notifications will be automatically allowed.",
-    "developer_comment": "Part of the extension security prompt window"
+    "developer_comment": "Part of the desktop app's security prompt window"
   },
   "unsafe-path.title": {
     "string": "Invalid File Location",
@@ -486,5 +498,9 @@
   "extension-documentation.title": {
     "string": "{APP_NAME} Extension Documentation",
     "developer_comment": "Title of in-app window for viewing extension documentation."
+  },
+  "node-integration.prefix": {
+    "string": "Unrestricted System Access",
+    "developer_comment": "Appears in titles of desktop app windows that have been given full access to the user's sytem"
   }
 }

src-main/windows/abstract.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const windowsByClass = new Map();
  * @typedef AbstractWindowOptions
  * @property {Electron.BrowserWindow} [existingWindow]
  * @property {Electron.BrowserWindow} [parentWindow]
+ * @property {boolean} [nodeIntegration]
  */
 
 class AbstractWindow {
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class AbstractWindow {
     this.parentWindow = options.parentWindow || null;
 
     /** @type {Electron.BrowserWindow} */
-    this.window = options.existingWindow || new BrowserWindow(this.getWindowOptions());
+    this.window = options.existingWindow || new BrowserWindow(this.getWindowOptions(options));
     this.window.webContents.on('before-input-event', this.handleInput.bind(this));
     this.applySettings();
 
@@ -163,7 +164,10 @@ class AbstractWindow {
     return '#ffffff';
   }
 
-  getWindowOptions () {
+  /**
+   * @param {AbstractWindowOptions} constructorOptions
+   */
+  getWindowOptions (constructorOptions) {
     /** @type {Electron.BrowserWindowConstructorOptions} */
     const options = {};
 
@@ -174,8 +178,11 @@ class AbstractWindow {
     // Child classes are expected to show the window on their own
     options.show = false;
 
-    // These should all be redundant already, but defense-in-depth.
-    options.webPreferences = {
+    options.webPreferences = constructorOptions.nodeIntegration ? {
+      nodeIntegration: true,
+      contextIsolation: false,
+      sandbox: false,
+    } : {
       nodeIntegration: false,
       contextIsolation: true,
       sandbox: true,

src-main/windows/editor.js

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const privilegedFetch = require('../fetch');
 const RichPresence = require('../rich-presence.js');
 const FileAccessWindow = require('./file-access-window.js');
 const ExtensionDocumentationWindow = require('./extension-documentation.js');
+const SecurityPromptWindow = require('./security-prompt.js');
 
 const TYPE_FILE = 'file';
 const TYPE_URL = 'url';
@@ -215,9 +216,12 @@ class EditorWindow extends ProjectRunningWindow {
   /**
    * @param {OpenedFile|null} initialFile
    * @param {boolean} isInitiallyFullscreen
+   * @param {boolean} nodeIntegration
    */
-  constructor (initialFile, isInitiallyFullscreen) {
-    super();
+  constructor (initialFile, isInitiallyFullscreen, nodeIntegration) {
+    super({
+      nodeIntegration
+    });
 
     /**
      * Ideally we would revoke access after loading a new project, but our file handle handling in
@@ -284,19 +288,20 @@ class EditorWindow extends ProjectRunningWindow {
       });
     });
 
+    const titlePrefix = nodeIntegration ? `[${translate('node-integration.prefix')}] ` : '';
     this.window.on('page-title-updated', (event, title, explicitSet) => {
       event.preventDefault();
       if (explicitSet && title) {
-        this.window.setTitle(`${title} - ${APP_NAME}`);
+        this.window.setTitle(`${titlePrefix}${title} - ${APP_NAME}`);
         this.projectTitle = title;
       } else {
-        this.window.setTitle(APP_NAME);
+        this.window.setTitle(`${titlePrefix}${APP_NAME}`);
         this.projectTitle = '';
       }
 
       this.updateRichPresence();
     });
-    this.window.setTitle(APP_NAME);
+    this.window.setTitle(`${titlePrefix}${APP_NAME}`);
 
     this.window.on('focus', () => {
       this.updateRichPresence();
@@ -520,7 +525,7 @@ class EditorWindow extends ProjectRunningWindow {
     });
 
     this.ipc.handle('open-new-window', () => {
-      EditorWindow.newWindow();
+      EditorWindow.newWindow(null, false, false);
     });
 
     this.ipc.handle('open-addon-settings', (event, search) => {
@@ -618,7 +623,7 @@ class EditorWindow extends ProjectRunningWindow {
       const projectUrl = params.get('project_url');
       const parsedFile = parseOpenedFile(projectUrl, null);
       if (parsedFile.type === TYPE_SAMPLE) {
-        new EditorWindow(parsedFile, null);
+        EditorWindow.newWindow(parsedFile, false, false);
         return {
           action: 'deny'
         };
@@ -648,26 +653,36 @@ class EditorWindow extends ProjectRunningWindow {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @param {string[]} files
+   * @param {string[]} paths
    * @param {boolean} fullscreen
+   * @param {boolean} nodeIntegration
    * @param {string|null} workingDirectory
+   * @returns {Promise<void>}
    */
-  static openFiles (files, fullscreen, workingDirectory) {
-    if (files.length === 0) {
-      EditorWindow.newWindow(fullscreen);
-    } else {
-      for (const file of files) {
-        new EditorWindow(parseOpenedFile(file, workingDirectory), fullscreen);
-      }
+  static openPaths (paths, fullscreen, nodeIntegration, workingDirectory) {
+    if (paths.length === 0) {
+      return EditorWindow.newWindow(null, fullscreen, nodeIntegration);
     }
+    return Promise.all(paths.map(path => (
+      EditorWindow.newWindow(parseOpenedFile(path, workingDirectory), fullscreen, nodeIntegration)
+    )));
   }
 
   /**
-   * Open a new window with the default project.
+   * Try to open a new window.
+   * @param {OpenedFile|null} file
    * @param {boolean} fullscreen
+   * @param {boolean} nodeIntegration
+   * @returns {Promise<void>}
    */
-  static newWindow (fullscreen) {
-    new EditorWindow(null, fullscreen);
+  static async newWindow (file, fullscreen, nodeIntegration) {
+    if (nodeIntegration) {
+      const allowed = await SecurityPromptWindow.requestNodeIntegration();
+      if (!allowed) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+    new EditorWindow(file, fullscreen, nodeIntegration);
   }
 }
 

src-main/windows/security-prompt.js

@@ -62,14 +62,16 @@ class SecurityState {
 
 class SecurityPromptWindow extends AbstractWindow {
   /**
-   * @param {Electron.BrowserWindow} projectWindow
+   * @param {Electron.BrowserWindow|null} projectWindow
    * @param {string} type
    */
   constructor (projectWindow, type) {
     super({
       parentWindow: projectWindow
     });
 
+    this.type = type;
+
     /** @type {Promise<boolean>} */
     this.promptPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
       this.promptResolve = resolve;
@@ -130,6 +132,13 @@ class SecurityPromptWindow extends AbstractWindow {
     return this.promptPromise;
   }
 
+  static async requestNodeIntegration () {
+    const securityWindows = AbstractWindow.getWindowsByClass(SecurityPromptWindow);
+    const existingWindow = securityWindows.find(i => i.type === 'node-integration');
+    const window = existingWindow || new SecurityPromptWindow(null, 'node-integration');
+    return window.done();
+  }
+
   static async requestReadClipboard (window) {
     const state = SecurityState.forWindow(window);
     if (!state.allowedReadClipboard) {

src-preload/editor.js

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 const {contextBridge, ipcRenderer} = require('electron');
 
-contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('EditorPreload', {
+const exposeInMainWorld = (name, api) => {
+  // TODO: find a better way to do this
+  try {
+    contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld(name, api);
+  } catch (e) {
+    global[name] = api;
+  }
+};
+
+exposeInMainWorld('EditorPreload', {
   isInitiallyFullscreen: () => ipcRenderer.sendSync('is-initially-fullscreen'),
   getInitialFile: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-initial-file'),
   getFile: (id) => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-file', id),
@@ -66,7 +75,7 @@ ipcRenderer.on('enumerate-media-devices', (e) => {
     });
 });
 
-contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('PromptsPreload', {
+exposeInMainWorld('PromptsPreload', {
   alert: (message) => ipcRenderer.sendSync('alert', message),
   confirm: (message) => ipcRenderer.sendSync('confirm', message),
 });

src-renderer/security-prompt/security-prompt.html

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 
   <body>
     <main>
+      <p data-type="node-integration" data-l10n="security-prompt.node-integration1"></p>
+      <p data-type="node-integration" data-l10n="security-prompt.node-integration2"></p>
+      <p data-type="node-integration" data-l10n="security-prompt.node-integration3"></p>
+
       <p data-type="read-clipboard" data-l10n="security-prompt.read-clipboard1"></p>
       <p data-type="read-clipboard" data-l10n="security-prompt.read-clipboard2"></p>
       <p data-type="read-clipboard" data-l10n="security-prompt.read-clipboard3"></p>