Plugins: Add config option to exclude specific plugins from frontend sandbox (#70899)

conf/defaults.ini

@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ angular_support_enabled = true
 # The CSRF check will be executed even if the request has no login cookie.
 csrf_always_check = false
 
+# Comma-separated list of plugins ids that won't be loaded inside the frontend sandbox
+disable_frontend_sandbox_for_plugins =
+
 [security.encryption]
 # Defines the time-to-live (TTL) for decrypted data encryption keys stored in memory (cache).
 # Please note that small values may cause performance issues due to a high frequency decryption operations.

conf/sample.ini

@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@
 # The CSRF check will be executed even if the request has no login cookie.
 ;csrf_always_check = false
 
+# Comma-separated list of plugins ids that won't be loaded inside the frontend sandbox
+;disable_frontend_sandbox_for_plugins =
+
 [security.encryption]
 # Defines the time-to-live (TTL) for decrypted data encryption keys stored in memory (cache).
 # Please note that small values may cause performance issues due to a high frequency decryption operations.

docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/_index.md

@@ -699,6 +699,11 @@ List of allowed headers to be set by the user. Suggested to use for if authentic
 
 Set to `true` to execute the CSRF check even if the login cookie is not in a request (default `false`).
 
+### disable_frontend_sandbox_for_plugins
+
+Comma-separated list of plugins ids that won't be loaded inside the frontend sandbox. It is recommended to only use this
+option for plugins that are known to have problems running inside the frontend sandbox.
+
 ## [snapshots]
 
 ### enabled

packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export class GrafanaBootConfig implements GrafanaConfig {
   };
 
   tokenExpirationDayLimit: undefined;
+  disableFrontendSandboxForPlugins: string[] = [];
 
   constructor(options: GrafanaBootConfig) {
     this.bootData = options.bootData;

pkg/api/dtos/frontend_settings.go

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ type FrontendSettingsDTO struct {
 	DisableSanitizeHtml                 bool     `json:"disableSanitizeHtml"`
 	TrustedTypesDefaultPolicyEnabled    bool     `json:"trustedTypesDefaultPolicyEnabled"`
 	CSPReportOnlyEnabled                bool     `json:"cspReportOnlyEnabled"`
+	DisableFrontendSandboxForPlugins    []string `json:"disableFrontendSandboxForPlugins"`
 
 	Auth FrontendSettingsAuthDTO `json:"auth"`
 

pkg/api/frontendsettings.go

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) getFrontendSettings(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) (*dtos.Fro
 		CSPReportOnlyEnabled:                hs.Cfg.CSPReportOnlyEnabled,
 		DateFormats:                         hs.Cfg.DateFormats,
 		SecureSocksDSProxyEnabled:           hs.Cfg.SecureSocksDSProxy.Enabled && hs.Cfg.SecureSocksDSProxy.ShowUI,
+		DisableFrontendSandboxForPlugins:    hs.Cfg.DisableFrontendSandboxForPlugins,
 
 		Auth: dtos.FrontendSettingsAuthDTO{
 			OAuthSkipOrgRoleUpdateSync:  hs.Cfg.OAuthSkipOrgRoleUpdateSync,

pkg/setting/setting.go

@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ type Cfg struct {
 	// CSPReportOnlyTemplate contains the Content Security Policy Report Only template.
 	CSPReportOnlyTemplate            string
 	AngularSupportEnabled            bool
+	DisableFrontendSandboxForPlugins []string
 
 	TempDataLifetime time.Duration
 
@@ -1408,6 +1409,12 @@ func readSecuritySettings(iniFile *ini.File, cfg *Cfg) error {
 	cfg.CSPReportOnlyEnabled = security.Key("content_security_policy_report_only").MustBool(false)
 	cfg.CSPReportOnlyTemplate = security.Key("content_security_policy_report_only_template").MustString("")
 
+	disableFrontendSandboxForPlugins := security.Key("frontend_sandbox_disable_for_plugins").MustString("")
+	for _, plug := range strings.Split(disableFrontendSandboxForPlugins, ",") {
+		plug = strings.TrimSpace(plug)
+		cfg.DisableFrontendSandboxForPlugins = append(cfg.DisableFrontendSandboxForPlugins, plug)
+	}
+
 	if cfg.CSPEnabled && cfg.CSPTemplate == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("enabling content_security_policy requires a content_security_policy_template configuration")
 	}

public/app/features/plugins/plugin_loader.ts

@@ -220,20 +220,22 @@ export async function importPluginModule({
   }
 
   // the sandboxing environment code cannot work in nodejs and requires a real browser
-  if (isFrontendSandboxSupported(isAngular)) {
+  if (isFrontendSandboxSupported({ isAngular, pluginId })) {
     return importPluginModuleInSandbox({ pluginId });
   }
 
   return grafanaRuntime.SystemJS.import(path);
 }
 
-function isFrontendSandboxSupported(isAngular?: boolean): boolean {
+function isFrontendSandboxSupported({ isAngular, pluginId }: { isAngular?: boolean; pluginId: string }): boolean {
   // To fast test and debug the sandbox in the browser.
   const sandboxQueryParam = location.search.includes('nosandbox') && config.buildInfo.env === 'development';
+  const isPluginExcepted = config.disableFrontendSandboxForPlugins.includes(pluginId);
   return (
     !isAngular &&
     Boolean(config.featureToggles.pluginsFrontendSandbox) &&
     process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test' &&
+    !isPluginExcepted &&
     !sandboxQueryParam
   );
 }