1019974 - URL opened using right-click context "Open Link [in]..." does not appear correctly

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: Untriaged, defect)

Description

[u508355]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:28.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/28.0 (Beta/Release)
Build ID: 20140314220517

Steps to reproduce:

Very simple and straight forward test:
1) Go to this URL: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-rv-motorhome/calgary/2005-gulfstream-conquest-le-30ft-class-c/594896242

2) Scroll down to the text near the bottom that is meant to be a hyperlink: "https://reports.carproof.com/main?id=sUe2dmZE4ztK5SUkOpkjLg%3d%3d"

3) Select the text and then use right-click to open the context menu.  Choose any of the "Open Link" context menu options.

5) In a second window or tab, copy and paste the URL and compare with the web page opened using the right-click context menu.

Notice the VIN missing from the web page opened using the right-click context menu?


Actual results:

Web page opened using the right-click context menu is different from web page opened by pasting URL directly into browser's address field.


Expected results:

Web page should appear the same when opened using right-click context menu.

Comment 1

[:Gijs (he/him)]

This is an issue with the website, not with Firefox. It sends different content if provided with the referer URL in question. Here's some output from curl when comparing sending the referer header and not sending it. (it is expected that this header is sent when you use "Open Link", and that's not a bug, either, unfortunately)

$ curl -e "http://www.kijiji.ca/v-rv-motorhome/calgary/2005-gulfstream-conquest-le-30ft-class-c/594896242"    "https://reports.carproof.com/main?id=sUe2dmZE4ztK5SUkOpkjLg%3d%3d" | grep 'VIN'

        <p style="text-align:justify;">CarProof&#39;s Vehicle History Report is compiled from multiple sources. It is not always possible for CarProof nor its U.S. VIN data provider, Experian Automotive, to obtain complete information on all vehicles, therefore, there may be other title brands, odometer readings or discrepancies that apply to this vehicle that are not reflected on this report. CarProof and its US. data provider, Experian, search data from additional sources where possible, but all problems and discrepancies may not be reflected on the CarProof Vehicle History Report.

vs.

$ curl "https://reports.carproof.com/main?id=sUe2dmZE4ztK5SUkOpkjLg%3d%3d" | grep 'VIN'

               <strong>VIN:</strong>1FDXE45S74HA76965<br />
        <p><strong>VIN:</strong> 1FDXE45S74HA76965</p>
        <p style="text-align:justify;">CarProof&#39;s Vehicle History Report is compiled from multiple sources. It is not always possible for CarProof nor its U.S. VIN data provider, Experian Automotive, to obtain complete information on all vehicles, therefore, there may be other title brands, odometer readings or discrepancies that apply to this vehicle that are not reflected on this report. CarProof and its US. data provider, Experian, search data from additional sources where possible, but all problems and discrepancies may not be reflected on the CarProof Vehicle History Report.