[CB-10359] Origin null is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Origin

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.4.1
• Fix Version/s: 5.4.1
• Component/s: cordova-ios, cordova-plugin-whitelist
• Labels: newbie

Environment

osx el capitan
Xcode7.2
Cordova iOS 4.0.1
ios 9.2

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Calin Staver
• Created: 14/Jan/16 09:45
• Updated: 30/Sep/16 17:06
• Resolved: 14/Jan/16 10:04

Description

config.xml

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<widget id="io.cordova.hellocordova" version="0.0.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">
    <name>Smoney</name>
    <description>
        A sample Apache Cordova application that responds to the deviceready event.
    </description>
    <author email="[e-mail]" href="http://cordova.io">
        Apache Cordova Team
    </author>
    <content src="index.html" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" spec="0" />
    <access origin="*"  />
    <allow-navigation href="*" />
    <allow-intent href="http://*/*" />
    <allow-intent href="https://*/*" />
    <allow-intent href="tel:*" />
    <allow-intent href="sms:*" />
    <allow-intent href="mailto:*" />
    <allow-intent href="geo:*" />
    <platform name="android">
        <allow-intent href="market:*" />
    </platform>
    <platform name="ios">
        <allow-intent href="itms:*" />
        <allow-intent href="itms-apps:*" />
    </platform>
</widget>

When i try to load(with javascript) a internal html page (fle:///) for example settings or about i get error.

[Error] Failed to load resource: Origin null is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Origin. (settings.html, line 0)
[Error] XMLHttpRequest cannot load file:///Users/calin/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/6EC99739-0284-4511-A701-13C46CDFB6F4/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/8C5B47AC-CD3D-4AA6-ACDD-990867531E87/Smoney.app/www/settings.html. Origin null is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Origin.