fix(web): set secure cookie flag only for https (#4345)

zellij-client/src/web_client/authentication.rs

@@ -20,22 +20,36 @@ pub async fn auth_middleware(request: Request, next: Next) -> Result<Response, S
         },
         Ok(false) | Err(_) => {
             // revoke session_token as if it exists it's no longer valid
-            let clear_cookie = Cookie::build(("session_token", ""))
-                .http_only(true)
-                .secure(true)
-                .same_site(SameSite::Strict)
-                .path("/")
-                .max_age(time::Duration::seconds(0))
-                .build();
-
             let mut response = Response::builder()
                 .status(StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED)
                 .body(Body::empty())
                 .unwrap();
 
-            response
-                .headers_mut()
-                .insert(SET_COOKIE, clear_cookie.to_string().parse().unwrap());
+            // Clear both secure and non-secure versions
+            // in case the user was on http before and is now on https
+            // or vice versa
+            let clear_cookies = [
+                Cookie::build(("session_token", ""))
+                    .http_only(true)
+                    .secure(false)
+                    .same_site(SameSite::Strict)
+                    .path("/")
+                    .max_age(time::Duration::seconds(0))
+                    .build(),
+                Cookie::build(("session_token", ""))
+                    .http_only(true)
+                    .secure(true)
+                    .same_site(SameSite::Strict)
+                    .path("/")
+                    .max_age(time::Duration::seconds(0))
+                    .build(),
+            ];
+
+            for cookie in clear_cookies {
+                response
+                    .headers_mut()
+                    .append(SET_COOKIE, cookie.to_string().parse().unwrap());
+            }
 
             Ok(response)
         },

zellij-client/src/web_client/http_handlers.rs

@@ -27,17 +27,21 @@ pub async fn serve_html(request: Request) -> Html<String> {
     html
 }
 
-pub async fn login_handler(Json(login_request): Json<LoginRequest>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+pub async fn login_handler(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Json(login_request): Json<LoginRequest>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
     match create_session_token(
         &login_request.auth_token,
         login_request.remember_me.unwrap_or(false),
     ) {
         Ok(session_token) => {
+            let is_https = state.is_https;
             let cookie = if login_request.remember_me.unwrap_or(false) {
                 // Persistent cookie for remember_me
                 Cookie::build(("session_token", session_token))
                     .http_only(true)
-                    .secure(true)
+                    .secure(is_https)
                     .same_site(SameSite::Strict)
                     .path("/")
                     .max_age(time::Duration::weeks(4))
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ pub async fn login_handler(Json(login_request): Json<LoginRequest>) -> impl Into
                 // Session cookie - NO max_age means it expires when browser closes/refreshes
                 Cookie::build(("session_token", session_token))
                     .http_only(true)
-                    .secure(true)
+                    .secure(is_https)
                     .same_site(SameSite::Strict)
                     .path("/")
                     .build()

zellij-client/src/web_client/mod.rs

@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ pub async fn serve_web_client(
         }
     });
 
+    let is_https = rustls_config.is_some();
     let state = AppState {
         connection_table: connection_table.clone(),
         config: Arc::new(Mutex::new(config)),
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ pub async fn serve_web_client(
         config_file_path,
         session_manager,
         client_os_api_factory,
+        is_https,
     };
 
     tokio::spawn({

zellij-client/src/web_client/types.rs

@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub config_file_path: PathBuf,
     pub session_manager: Arc<dyn SessionManager>,
     pub client_os_api_factory: Arc<dyn ClientOsApiFactory>,
+    pub is_https: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]