1601743 - Firefox does not set the value of `document.referrer` to that of the Referer header sent

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Networking, defect, P2)

Description

[Alice0775 White]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1601496 +++

When I test Bug 1601496, I found a new regression bug.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Install Smart Referer Version 0.2.12 (https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/smart-referer/)
2. Search for “BrowserLeaks JavaScript”
3. Open the first search result (should be https://browserleaks.com/javascript)
4. Observe the value of the Document Referrer row:

Actual results:
Document Referrer is empty

Expected results:
Document Referrer should be https://browserleaks.com/javascript

Regression window:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/pushloghtml?fromchange=f748a3d2cdf108e9443fd15332efe477c7c398a9&tochange=25b533bff4051e6a8177bbc83eed49ac460e109e

Comment 1

[Matt Woodrow (:mattwoodrow)]

Attachment: Bug 1601743 - Don't apply the referrer header to the referrer that we send back to the content process when converting a DocumentChannel into a real channel. r?baku,Ehsan

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/052b2bc4479f
Don't apply the referrer header to the referrer that we send back to the content process when converting a DocumentChannel into a real channel. r=Ehsan

Comment 3

[Noemi Erli[:noemi_erli]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/052b2bc4479f