Open Bug 1345643 Opened 9 years ago Updated 3 years ago

about:preferences#containers accessible via URL even though privacy.userContext.enabled;false

Categories

(Firefox :: Settings UI, enhancement, P3)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Settings UI
Version:
55 Branch
Type:
enhancement

Tracking

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Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox52 --- wontfix
firefox53 --- affected
firefox54 --- affected
firefox55 --- affected
firefox57 --- fix-optional

People

(Reporter: kjozwiak, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

(Whiteboard: [domsecurity-backlog3][userContextId])

As mentioned in bug#1340993comment#4, even though "privacy.userContext.ui.enabled;false" or "privacy.userContext.enabled;false", users will still be able to access "about:preferences#containers" via the URL even though the feature is disabled. This is a pretty rare edge case as the user needs to know exactly what they're looking for to access that portion of the preferences when containers are disabled. If either of the above prefs are set as "false", we should make "about:preferences#containers" inaccessible to the user. STR: * download a channel where containers is currently disabled by default * type in about:preferences#containers into the URL You'll notice that you'll be able to remove/edit containers even though the feature is technically disabled via prefs.
Mass wontfix for bugs affecting firefox 52.
status-firefox52: affected → wontfix
Severity: normal → S3
Duplicate of this bug: 1840028
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