less inline import for http urls is not working

[lubomirblazekcz]

Describe the bug

Inline http imports in less are not working within Vite.
If you run lessc on the same file in the repro on stackblitz, it works correctly.

Reproduction

https://stackblitz.com/edit/vitejs-vite-kzcmnx

Steps to reproduce

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System Info

System:
    OS: macOS 13.0.1
    CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M1
    Memory: 132.69 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 19.5.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.19 - /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
    npm: 9.3.1 - /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 110.0.5481.100
    Firefox: 110.0
    Safari: 16.1
    Safari Technology Preview: 16.4
  npmPackages:
    vite: ^4.1.4 => 4.1.4

Used Package Manager

npm

Logs

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