310889 - launch install for xpi files without install script

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[niaaraa]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050915 Firefox/1.0.7
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050915 Firefox/1.0.7

1.goto any web folder
2.click on xpi file
3.no security options asked

security risk involved

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.goto any web folder
2.click on xpi file
3.no security options asked

Actual Results:  
launch install menu

Expected Results:  
allow security options

Comment 1

[Benjamin Smedberg]

I'm not sure I understand. Did firefox try to install an XPI (with the install
dialog) even though you have software update disabled? What MIME type are these
XPI files being served as?

Comment 2

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

Reporter, can you provide answers to the questions in comment #1? 

Can you provide a link to a 'web folder' where this happened to you?

Comment 3

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

It has been a month without the additional info asked for the reporter to supply responding.

Reporter, this is WFM using the info provided in comment #0. If you can provide info on how to reproduce this either re-open this bug or open a new bug and supply the additional info as requested in comment #1 and comment #2