Middle clicking on new tab button unexpectedly performs search with clipboard contents
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(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, enhancement)
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(Reporter: 2l47, Unassigned)
Details
Steps to reproduce:
- Have text previously copied to the clipboard
- Middle-click on the new tab button expecting to open a new tab
Actual results:
A search is automatically performed for the contents of the clipboard, which in addition to being undesirable behavior, can also leak sensitive information.
Expected results:
A search should not automatically be performed using the contents of the clipboard. Instead, a new tab should be opened as expected.
This bug is related to bug #1418462. It is possible to restore the previous behavior by setting browser.tabs.searchclipboardfor.middleclick to false in about:config, but it may be best to make this the default and provide an opt-in toggle for the setting in about:preferences instead.
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Comment 2•2 years ago
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The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Firefox::Tabbed Browser' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please correct in case you think the bot is wrong.
Hello, thank you for the bug report!
Managed to reproduce the issue on Ubuntu 22. Could not reproduce on Windows 10.
Tested and reproduced on:
- Firefox Nightly 126.0a1;
- Firefox 125.0;
- Firefox ESR 115.10.0;
Setting as NEW.
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