Modules cannot grant access using hook_file_download()

Created on 1 March 2017, over 7 years ago

Updated 30 January 2023, over 1 year ago

from FileDownloadController:

If one or more modules returned headers the download will start with the returned headers. If a module returns -1 an AccessDeniedHttpException will be thrown.

This does not appear to be the case. In the code we have:

$headers = $this->moduleHandler()->invokeAll('file_download', array($uri));

foreach ($headers as $result) {
  if ($result == -1) {
    throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
  }
}

With my custom module invoking hook_file_download, my $headers array looks something like

(
    [Content-Type] => application/pdf
    [Content-Length] => 76130
    [Cache-Control] => private
    [0] => -1
)

So my module does provide headers (which implicitly grants access), BUT since another module disallows access with the -1, the access denied is thrown.

Possible solutions

Update the $headers foreach to account for module A granting access which module B denies.
Update the docs to read "If any module returns -1 an AccessDeniedHttpException will be thrown." and provide recommendations on the correct way to override an existing access controller.

My guess is that we'll end up with #2, especially in light of the progress on #2148353: File access (hook_file_download) does not use an EntityAccessController → .

🐛 Bug report

Status

Needs work

Version

9.5

Component

File system →

Last updated about 7 hours ago

Maintained by
🇦🇺Australia @kim.pepper

Created by

🇺🇸United States akalata

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