frigate/frigate/comms/ws.py
Josh Hawkins 7881bea60f
Filter outbound websocket broadcasts by per-recipient camera access (#23256)
* filter outbound ws broadcasts by per-recipient camera access

* fan out config updates to comms

* tests

* mypy

* allow viewers to use jobstate

* update agent instructions

* remove vitest
2026-05-19 14:51:16 -05:00

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Python

"""Websocket communicator."""
import errno
import json
import logging
import threading
from typing import Any, Callable
from wsgiref.simple_server import make_server
from ws4py.server.wsgirefserver import (
WebSocketWSGIHandler,
WebSocketWSGIRequestHandler,
WSGIServer,
)
from ws4py.server.wsgiutils import WebSocketWSGIApplication
from ws4py.websocket import WebSocket as WebSocket_
from frigate.comms.base_communicator import Communicator
from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
from frigate.const import (
CLEAR_ONGOING_REVIEW_SEGMENTS,
EXPIRE_AUDIO_ACTIVITY,
INSERT_MANY_RECORDINGS,
INSERT_PREVIEW,
NOTIFICATION_TEST,
REQUEST_REGION_GRID,
UPDATE_AUDIO_ACTIVITY,
UPDATE_AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_STATE,
UPDATE_BIRDSEYE_LAYOUT,
UPDATE_CAMERA_ACTIVITY,
UPDATE_EMBEDDINGS_REINDEX_PROGRESS,
UPDATE_EVENT_DESCRIPTION,
UPDATE_MODEL_STATE,
UPDATE_REVIEW_DESCRIPTION,
UPSERT_REVIEW_SEGMENT,
)
from frigate.models import User
from frigate.output.ws_auth import ws_has_camera_access
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# Internal IPC topics — NEVER allowed from WebSocket, regardless of role
_WS_BLOCKED_TOPICS = frozenset(
{
INSERT_MANY_RECORDINGS,
INSERT_PREVIEW,
REQUEST_REGION_GRID,
UPSERT_REVIEW_SEGMENT,
CLEAR_ONGOING_REVIEW_SEGMENTS,
UPDATE_CAMERA_ACTIVITY,
UPDATE_AUDIO_ACTIVITY,
EXPIRE_AUDIO_ACTIVITY,
UPDATE_EVENT_DESCRIPTION,
UPDATE_REVIEW_DESCRIPTION,
UPDATE_MODEL_STATE,
UPDATE_EMBEDDINGS_REINDEX_PROGRESS,
UPDATE_BIRDSEYE_LAYOUT,
UPDATE_AUDIO_TRANSCRIPTION_STATE,
NOTIFICATION_TEST,
}
)
# Read-only topics any authenticated user (including viewer) can send
_WS_VIEWER_TOPICS = frozenset(
{
"onConnect",
"modelState",
"audioTranscriptionState",
"birdseyeLayout",
"embeddingsReindexProgress",
"jobState",
}
)
def _check_ws_authorization(
topic: str,
role_header: str | None,
separator: str,
) -> bool:
"""Check if a WebSocket message is authorized.
Args:
topic: The message topic.
role_header: The HTTP_REMOTE_ROLE header value, or None.
separator: The role separator character from proxy config.
Returns:
True if authorized, False if blocked.
"""
# Block IPC-only topics unconditionally
if topic in _WS_BLOCKED_TOPICS:
return False
# No role header: default to viewer (fail-closed)
if role_header is None:
return topic in _WS_VIEWER_TOPICS
# Check if any role is admin
roles = [r.strip() for r in role_header.split(separator)]
if "admin" in roles:
return True
# Non-admin: only viewer topics allowed
return topic in _WS_VIEWER_TOPICS
# ---- Outbound filtering ---------------------------------------------------
#
# Every WebSocket broadcast is classified into one of a small set of scopes,
# then materialized per recipient. Connections with restricted roles only see
# data for cameras they are authorized to access; admin and full-access roles
# behave as today.
# Topics that are safe to broadcast to every authenticated client.
_WS_GLOBAL_OUTBOUND_TOPICS = frozenset(
{
"model_state",
"embeddings_reindex_progress",
"audio_transcription_state",
"profile/state",
"notifications/state",
"notification_test",
}
)
# Topics that restricted roles must never receive. Birdseye composites span
# all cameras, so the existing JSMPEG policy already restricts birdseye access
# to unrestricted roles; the layout broadcast follows the same rule.
_WS_UNRESTRICTED_ONLY_TOPICS = frozenset(
{
"birdseye_layout",
}
)
# Topics whose payload (parsed as JSON) names a single owning camera at the
# given key path. Used to scope events, reviews, triggers, etc.
_WS_PAYLOAD_CAMERA_TOPICS: dict[str, tuple[str, ...]] = {
"events": ("after", "camera"),
"reviews": ("after", "camera"),
"tracked_object_update": ("camera",),
"triggers": ("camera",),
"camera_monitoring": ("camera",),
}
# Topics whose payload is a dict keyed by camera name; filter keys per
# recipient.
_WS_RESHAPE_BY_CAMERA_KEY_TOPICS = frozenset(
{
"camera_activity",
"audio_detections",
}
)
# Topics whose payload is a dict keyed by job_type, where each entry may
# contain a "camera" or "source_camera" field, or a nested ``results.jobs``
# list of per-camera sub-jobs (export broadcasts).
_WS_RESHAPE_JOB_STATE_TOPICS = frozenset(
{
"job_state",
}
)
# Topics whose payload mixes global aggregates with a ``cameras`` sub-dict
# keyed by camera name. Aggregates and detector data stay; per-camera entries
# are filtered.
_WS_RESHAPE_STATS_TOPICS = frozenset(
{
"stats",
}
)
def _collect_zone_names(config: FrigateConfig) -> set[str]:
"""Return the set of all zone names defined across cameras."""
names: set[str] = set()
for camera in config.cameras.values():
zones = getattr(camera, "zones", None) or {}
names.update(zones.keys())
return names
def _parse_json_payload(payload: Any) -> Any:
"""Return payload parsed as JSON if it is a string, else as-is."""
if isinstance(payload, str):
try:
return json.loads(payload)
except (ValueError, TypeError):
return None
return payload
def _scope_job_entry_to_allowed(entry: Any, allowed: set[str]) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
"""Filter a single job_state entry to the recipient's allowed cameras.
Returns the (possibly reshaped) entry, or None to drop it. Four shapes
are handled:
* Top-level ``camera`` or ``source_camera`` (motion_search, vlm_watch,
export sub-job dicts): drop the entry if not allowed.
* Nested ``results.jobs`` list of per-camera sub-jobs (the aggregated
export broadcast): filter the list; drop the entry if nothing remains.
* Nested ``results.camera`` or ``results.source_camera`` (debug_replay,
which puts replay-specific fields inside ``results``): drop the entry
if not allowed.
* No camera anywhere (e.g. ``media_sync``): treat as global and keep.
"""
if not isinstance(entry, dict):
return None
cam = entry.get("camera") or entry.get("source_camera")
if cam is None:
results = entry.get("results")
if isinstance(results, dict):
sub_jobs = results.get("jobs")
if isinstance(sub_jobs, list):
filtered_jobs = [
j
for j in sub_jobs
if isinstance(j, dict)
and (j.get("camera") or j.get("source_camera")) in allowed
]
if not filtered_jobs:
return None
reshaped = dict(entry)
reshaped["results"] = dict(results)
reshaped["results"]["jobs"] = filtered_jobs
return reshaped
cam = results.get("camera") or results.get("source_camera")
if cam is not None:
return entry if cam in allowed else None
return entry
def _extract_payload_camera(payload: Any, path: tuple[str, ...]) -> str | None:
"""Walk the dotted path through a (possibly JSON-encoded) payload."""
cur = _parse_json_payload(payload)
for key in path:
if not isinstance(cur, dict):
return None
cur = cur.get(key)
return cur if isinstance(cur, str) else None
def _classify_outbound(
topic: str, all_cameras: set[str], all_zones: set[str]
) -> tuple[str, Any]:
"""Classify an outbound topic into (kind, extra).
kind values:
- "global" : send to every authenticated client
- "drop" : send to nobody (fail-closed for unknowns)
- "unrestricted_only" : send only to admin/full-access roles
- "camera" : extra is the owning camera name
- "payload_camera" : extra is the JSON key path to the camera name
- "reshape_by_camera_key"
- "reshape_job_state"
- "reshape_stats"
"""
if topic in _WS_GLOBAL_OUTBOUND_TOPICS:
return ("global", None)
if topic in _WS_UNRESTRICTED_ONLY_TOPICS:
return ("unrestricted_only", None)
if topic in _WS_RESHAPE_BY_CAMERA_KEY_TOPICS:
return ("reshape_by_camera_key", None)
if topic in _WS_RESHAPE_JOB_STATE_TOPICS:
return ("reshape_job_state", None)
if topic in _WS_RESHAPE_STATS_TOPICS:
return ("reshape_stats", None)
if topic in _WS_PAYLOAD_CAMERA_TOPICS:
return ("payload_camera", _WS_PAYLOAD_CAMERA_TOPICS[topic])
# Topic-prefix based: first segment names the owning camera or zone.
first = topic.split("/", 1)[0]
if first in all_cameras:
return ("camera", first)
if first in all_zones:
# Zone aggregates span cameras; restricted users see nothing here.
return ("unrestricted_only", None)
return ("drop", None)
def _ws_role_header(ws: Any) -> str | None:
"""Return the HTTP_REMOTE_ROLE header value, if any."""
environ = getattr(ws, "environ", None)
if not environ:
return None
value = environ.get("HTTP_REMOTE_ROLE")
return value if isinstance(value, str) else None
def _ws_valid_roles(ws: Any, config: FrigateConfig) -> list[str]:
"""Return the list of recognized roles for this connection."""
header = _ws_role_header(ws)
if not header:
return []
roles = [r.strip() for r in header.split(config.proxy.separator) if r.strip()]
return [r for r in roles if r in config.auth.roles]
def _ws_is_unrestricted(ws: Any, config: FrigateConfig) -> bool:
"""True when the connection has unrestricted camera access.
Mirrors the policy in ``frigate.output.ws_auth``: admin or any role with
an empty allow-list grants full access.
"""
roles = _ws_valid_roles(ws, config)
if not roles:
return False
roles_dict = config.auth.roles
return any(r == "admin" or not roles_dict.get(r) for r in roles)
def _ws_allowed_cameras(ws: Any, config: FrigateConfig) -> set[str]:
"""Return the union of cameras this connection may access across its roles."""
roles = _ws_valid_roles(ws, config)
if not roles:
return set()
all_cameras = set(config.cameras.keys())
allowed: set[str] = set()
for role in roles:
if role == "admin" or not config.auth.roles.get(role):
return all_cameras
allowed.update(User.get_allowed_cameras(role, config.auth.roles, all_cameras))
return allowed
def _wrap_envelope(topic: str, inner_payload: Any) -> str:
"""Re-serialize a (topic, payload) message after payload reshaping.
Frigate's wire format keeps payloads as JSON-encoded strings inside the
outer envelope, mirroring what producers send today.
"""
return json.dumps({"topic": topic, "payload": json.dumps(inner_payload)})
def _materialize_for_ws(
ws: Any,
topic: str,
full_message: str,
scope: tuple[str, Any],
parsed_payload: Any,
config: FrigateConfig,
) -> str | None:
"""Return the JSON string to deliver to ``ws``, or None to skip it."""
kind, extra = scope
has_role = _ws_role_header(ws) is not None
if kind == "drop":
return None
if kind == "global":
# Globals still require an authenticated connection. Missing role
# falls back to viewer semantics (matching the inbound rule).
return full_message
# Beyond globals, an authenticated role header is required (fail-closed).
if not has_role:
return None
if kind == "unrestricted_only":
return full_message if _ws_is_unrestricted(ws, config) else None
if kind == "camera":
return full_message if ws_has_camera_access(ws, extra, config) else None
if kind == "payload_camera":
camera = _extract_payload_camera(parsed_payload, extra)
if camera is None:
return None
return full_message if ws_has_camera_access(ws, camera, config) else None
if kind == "reshape_by_camera_key":
if _ws_is_unrestricted(ws, config):
return full_message
if not isinstance(parsed_payload, dict):
return None
allowed = _ws_allowed_cameras(ws, config)
filtered = {cam: data for cam, data in parsed_payload.items() if cam in allowed}
if not filtered:
return None
return _wrap_envelope(topic, filtered)
if kind == "reshape_job_state":
if _ws_is_unrestricted(ws, config):
return full_message
if not isinstance(parsed_payload, dict):
return None
allowed = _ws_allowed_cameras(ws, config)
filtered_jobs: dict[str, Any] = {}
for job_type, job_payload in parsed_payload.items():
scoped = _scope_job_entry_to_allowed(job_payload, allowed)
if scoped is not None:
filtered_jobs[job_type] = scoped
if not filtered_jobs:
return None
return _wrap_envelope(topic, filtered_jobs)
if kind == "reshape_stats":
if _ws_is_unrestricted(ws, config):
return full_message
if not isinstance(parsed_payload, dict):
return None
allowed = _ws_allowed_cameras(ws, config)
cameras_block = parsed_payload.get("cameras")
if isinstance(cameras_block, dict):
filtered_cameras = {
name: data for name, data in cameras_block.items() if name in allowed
}
reshaped = dict(parsed_payload)
reshaped["cameras"] = filtered_cameras
return _wrap_envelope(topic, reshaped)
return full_message
return None
class WebSocket(WebSocket_): # type: ignore[misc]
def unhandled_error(self, error: Any) -> None:
"""
Handles the unfriendly socket closures on the server side
without showing a confusing error message
"""
if hasattr(error, "errno") and error.errno == errno.ECONNRESET:
pass
else:
logging.getLogger("ws4py").exception("Failed to receive data")
class WebSocketClient(Communicator):
"""Frigate wrapper for ws client."""
def __init__(self, config: FrigateConfig) -> None:
self.config = config
self.websocket_server: WSGIServer | None = None
def subscribe(self, receiver: Callable) -> None:
self._dispatcher = receiver
self.start()
def start(self) -> None:
"""Start the websocket client."""
class _WebSocketHandler(WebSocket):
receiver = self._dispatcher
role_separator = self.config.proxy.separator or ","
def received_message(self, message: WebSocket.received_message) -> None: # type: ignore[name-defined]
try:
json_message = json.loads(message.data.decode("utf-8"))
json_message = {
"topic": json_message.get("topic"),
"payload": json_message.get("payload"),
}
except Exception:
logger.warning(
f"Unable to parse websocket message as valid json: {message.data.decode('utf-8')}"
)
return
topic = json_message["topic"]
# Authorization check (skip when environ is None — direct internal connection)
role_header = (
self.environ.get("HTTP_REMOTE_ROLE") if self.environ else None
)
if self.environ is not None and not _check_ws_authorization(
topic, role_header, self.role_separator
):
logger.warning(
"Blocked unauthorized WebSocket message: topic=%s, role=%s",
topic,
role_header,
)
return
logger.debug(f"Publishing mqtt message from websockets at {topic}.")
self.receiver(
topic,
json_message["payload"],
)
# start a websocket server on 5002
WebSocketWSGIHandler.http_version = "1.1"
self.websocket_server = make_server(
"127.0.0.1",
5002,
server_class=WSGIServer,
handler_class=WebSocketWSGIRequestHandler,
app=WebSocketWSGIApplication(handler_cls=_WebSocketHandler),
)
self.websocket_server.initialize_websockets_manager()
self.websocket_thread = threading.Thread(
target=self.websocket_server.serve_forever
)
self.websocket_thread.start()
def publish(self, topic: str, payload: Any, _: bool = False) -> None:
if self.websocket_server is None:
logger.debug("Skipping message, websocket not connected yet")
return
try:
ws_message = json.dumps(
{
"topic": topic,
"payload": payload,
}
)
except Exception:
# if the payload can't be decoded don't relay to clients
logger.debug(f"payload for {topic} wasn't text. Skipping...")
return
all_cameras = set(self.config.cameras.keys())
all_zones = _collect_zone_names(self.config)
scope = _classify_outbound(topic, all_cameras, all_zones)
if scope[0] == "drop":
return
# Pre-parse payload once for topics that need to read its contents.
parsed_payload: Any = None
if scope[0] in (
"payload_camera",
"reshape_by_camera_key",
"reshape_job_state",
"reshape_stats",
):
parsed_payload = _parse_json_payload(payload)
if parsed_payload is None:
# malformed payload — fail closed
return
manager = self.websocket_server.manager
with manager.lock:
websockets = list(manager.websockets.values())
for ws in websockets:
if getattr(ws, "terminated", False):
continue
message = _materialize_for_ws(
ws, topic, ws_message, scope, parsed_payload, self.config
)
if message is None:
continue
try:
ws.send(message)
except (ConnectionResetError, BrokenPipeError, ValueError):
pass
def stop(self) -> None:
if self.websocket_server is not None:
self.websocket_server.manager.close_all()
self.websocket_server.manager.stop()
self.websocket_server.manager.join()
self.websocket_server.shutdown()
self.websocket_thread.join()
logger.info("Exiting websocket client...")