Allow local PDF files to be viewed in local frames #6941
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The Chrome extension enforces that local files cannot be embedded in non-local web pages. The previous check was too strict (because the origin of a file:-URL is "null"), and prevented local PDF from being viewed in local files).
This bug was reported by a user in the Chrome Web Store:
This patch fixes that problem, by querying the actual tab URL via the background page.
Steps to verify:
<iframe src=test.pdf width=100% height=100%>
chrome://extensions
can find at
chrome://extensions
):data:text/html,<iframe src="chrome-extension://ID/file:///test.pdf">
"Refused to load a local file in a non-local page for security reasons."