feat: add subnet-based CORS validation support for VPN/Tailscale origins

- Add ipaddress module for subnet parsing (10.0.0.0/24 format)
- Implement subnet validation in CORS middleware
- Separate individual IPs from subnet definitions in EXTRA_ALLOWED_ORIGINS
- Custom SubnetAwareCORSMiddleware for dynamic origin validation
- Support both exact IP matches and subnet ranges
- Backward compatible with existing ALLOWED_ORIGINS list

backend/main.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+from ipaddress import ip_address, ip_network, AddressValueError
 from . import config_loader  # This triggers the automatic environment loading
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
@@ -23,11 +24,14 @@ log.info("Database tables verified.")
 app = FastAPI(title="TFM aInventory API", version="1.1.0")
 log.info("TFM aInventory API process started.")
 
-# [SECURITY FIX M-01] CORS Configuration
+# [SECURITY FIX M-01] CORS Configuration with Subnet Support
 # We dynamically build allowed origins from environment variables to simplify deployment.
 _raw_origins = os.environ.get("ALLOWED_ORIGINS", "")
 ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [o.strip() for o in _raw_origins.split(",") if o.strip()]
 
+# Allowed subnets for subnet-based CORS validation (e.g., VPN, Tailscale)
+ALLOWED_SUBNETS = []
+
 # Automatically add origins based on network_config.env variables if present
 server_ip = os.environ.get("SERVER_IP")
 front_port = os.environ.get("FRONTEND_PORT", "8917")
@@ -55,27 +59,108 @@ if server_ip and server_ip != "localhost":
         if ip_o not in ALLOWED_ORIGINS:
             ALLOWED_ORIGINS.append(ip_o)
 
-# [NEW] Add Extra Allowed Origins (Tailscale, VPN, etc.)
+# [NEW] Add Extra Allowed Origins (Tailscale, VPN, etc.) with Subnet Support
 extra_origins_raw = os.environ.get("EXTRA_ALLOWED_ORIGINS", "")
 if extra_origins_raw:
-    for extra_ip in [o.strip() for o in extra_origins_raw.split(",") if o.strip()]:
+    for extra_item in [o.strip() for o in extra_origins_raw.split(",") if o.strip()]:
-        # Generate standard combinations for this extra origin
+        # Check if it's a subnet (contains /) or individual IP
+        if "/" in extra_item:
+            try:
+                # Parse as subnet
+                subnet = ip_network(extra_item, strict=False)
+                ALLOWED_SUBNETS.append(subnet)
+                log.info(f"   -> Subnet allowed: {extra_item}")
+            except (AddressValueError, ValueError) as e:
+                log.warning(f"   ⚠️  Invalid subnet {extra_item}: {e}")
+        else:
+            # Treat as individual IP - generate standard port combinations
             ext_combos = [
-            f"http://{extra_ip}:{front_port}",
+                f"http://{extra_item}:{front_port}",
-            f"https://{extra_ip}:{front_ssl_port}",
+                f"https://{extra_item}:{front_ssl_port}",
-            f"https://{extra_ip}:{back_ssl_port}",
+                f"https://{extra_item}:{back_ssl_port}",
             ]
             for combo in ext_combos:
                 if combo not in ALLOWED_ORIGINS:
                     ALLOWED_ORIGINS.append(combo)
 
 log.info("🔒 [SECURITY] CORS configuration initialized.")
+log.info(f"   Exact origins: {len(ALLOWED_ORIGINS)}")
 for origin in ALLOWED_ORIGINS:
-    log.info(f"   -> Allowed: {origin}")
+    log.info(f"      -> {origin}")
+if ALLOWED_SUBNETS:
+    log.info(f"   Allowed subnets: {len(ALLOWED_SUBNETS)}")
+    for subnet in ALLOWED_SUBNETS:
+        log.info(f"      -> {subnet}")
+
+# Helper function to check if origin is allowed (exact match or subnet)
+def is_origin_allowed(origin: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if origin is in allowed origins or matches any allowed subnet"""
+    # Check exact match first (faster)
+    if origin in ALLOWED_ORIGINS:
+        return True
+
+    # Check subnet match if subnets are configured
+    if not ALLOWED_SUBNETS:
+        return False
+
+    try:
+        # Extract IP from origin URL (e.g., "https://192.168.1.100:8919" -> "192.168.1.100")
+        from urllib.parse import urlparse
+        parsed = urlparse(origin)
+        origin_host = parsed.hostname
+        if not origin_host:
+            return False
+
+        origin_ip = ip_address(origin_host)
+        for subnet in ALLOWED_SUBNETS:
+            if origin_ip in subnet:
+                return True
+    except (AddressValueError, ValueError):
+        pass
+
+    return False
+
+# Custom CORS middleware class that supports subnets
+from starlette.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware as StarletteCORSMiddleware
+from starlette.types import ASGIApp, Receive, Scope, Send, Message
+
+class SubnetAwareCORSMiddleware(StarletteCORSMiddleware):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # Keep simple origins list for backward compatibility
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def allow_all_origins(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+    def preflight_allowed_origin(self, origin: str) -> bool:
+        # Check using our custom function
+        return is_origin_allowed(origin)
+
+    async def __call__(self, scope: Scope, receive: Receive, send: Send) -> None:
+        # Override to use our subnet-aware checking
+        if scope["type"] != "http":
+            await self.app(scope, receive, send)
+            return
+
+        method = scope["method"]
+        headers = dict(scope["headers"])
+        origin = headers.get(b"origin", b"").decode()
+
+        if self.preflight_allowed_origin(origin):
+            scope["headers"] = [
+                (name, value) for (name, value) in scope["headers"]
+                if name.lower() != b"origin"
+            ]
+            scope["headers"] += [
+                (b"origin", origin.encode()),
+            ]
+
+        await super().__call__(scope, receive, send)
 
 # Add CORS middleware FIRST (before rate limiter)
+# Use custom middleware that supports subnet validation
 app.add_middleware(
-    CORSMiddleware,
+    SubnetAwareCORSMiddleware if ALLOWED_SUBNETS else CORSMiddleware,
     allow_origins=ALLOWED_ORIGINS,
     allow_credentials=True,
     allow_methods=["GET", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"],

frontend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "inventory-pwa",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "inventory-pwa",
-      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "version": "0.2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.15.0",
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",

inventory.env

@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ CLAUDE_API_KEY=sk-ant-api03-13S9Ge3ai43Ia89yfxwwdkoodhddLV1ByVfdmpccqfA-zF-27BLF
 
 # External Access (CORS)
 # Comma-separated list of extra IPs or FQDNs allowed to connect (e.g. Tailscale, VPN)
-EXTRA_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=100.78.182.27,192.168.84.131
+EXTRA_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=100.78.182.0/24

start_server.sh

@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ echo "📦 Updating Python dependencies..."
 # 4. Get Local IP and set environment variables
 LOCAL_IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}' || echo "localhost")
 export ALLOWED_ORIGINS="http://localhost:$FRONTEND_PORT,http://localhost:$BACKEND_PORT,https://localhost:$FRONTEND_SSL_PORT,https://localhost:$BACKEND_SSL_PORT,https://$LOCAL_IP:$FRONTEND_SSL_PORT,https://$LOCAL_IP:$BACKEND_SSL_PORT"
+
+# 4.0 Include EXTRA_ALLOWED_ORIGINS from inventory.env (VPN, Tailscale, etc.)
+if [ ! -z "$EXTRA_ALLOWED_ORIGINS" ]; then
+    echo "🔌 Adding extra CORS origins from inventory.env..."
+    IFS=',' read -ra EXTRA_ADDRS <<< "$EXTRA_ALLOWED_ORIGINS"
+    for addr in "${EXTRA_ADDRS[@]}"; do
+        TRIMMED=$(echo "$addr" | xargs)
+        # Add both HTTP (for localhost dev) and HTTPS (for production)
+        export ALLOWED_ORIGINS="$ALLOWED_ORIGINS,http://$TRIMMED:$FRONTEND_PORT,http://$TRIMMED:$BACKEND_PORT,https://$TRIMMED:$FRONTEND_SSL_PORT,https://$TRIMMED:$BACKEND_SSL_PORT"
+    done
+fi
+
 export JWT_SECRET_KEY="${JWT_SECRET_KEY:-ephemeral-dev-key-$(date +%s)}"
 export DATA_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/data"
 export LOGS_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/logs"