Bug 1331686 - Pass correct triggeringPrincipal for tabs openen through ctrl-click and open link in new tab

browser/base/content/browser.js

@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "SafeBrowsing",
   ["gDNSService", "@mozilla.org/network/dns-service;1", "nsIDNSService"],
 ].forEach(([name, cc, ci]) => XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, name, cc, ci));
 
+XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "gSerializationHelper",
+                                   "@mozilla.org/network/serialization-helper;1",
+                                   "nsISerializationHelper");
+
+XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "BrowserToolboxProcess", function() {
+  let tmp = {};
+  Cu.import("resource://devtools/client/framework/ToolboxProcess.jsm", tmp);
+  return tmp.BrowserToolboxProcess;
+});
+
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "gBrowserBundle", function() {
   return Services.strings.createBundle('chrome://browser/locale/browser.properties');
 });
@@ -806,6 +816,7 @@ function _loadURIWithFlags(browser, uri, params) {
   if (!uri) {
     uri = "about:blank";
   }
+  let triggeringPrincipal = params.triggeringPrincipal || null;
   let flags = params.flags || 0;
   let referrer = params.referrerURI;
   let referrerPolicy = ('referrerPolicy' in params ? params.referrerPolicy :
@@ -830,7 +841,7 @@ function _loadURIWithFlags(browser, uri, params) {
 
       browser.webNavigation.loadURIWithOptions(uri, flags,
                                                referrer, referrerPolicy,
-                                               postData, null, null);
+                                               postData, null, null, triggeringPrincipal);
     } else {
       // Check if the current browser is allowed to unload.
       let {permitUnload, timedOut} = browser.permitUnload();
@@ -844,6 +855,9 @@ function _loadURIWithFlags(browser, uri, params) {
 
       let loadParams = {
         uri: uri,
+        triggeringPrincipal: triggeringPrincipal
+          ? gSerializationHelper.serializePrincipal(triggeringPrincipal)
+          : null,
         flags: flags,
         referrer: referrer ? referrer.spec : null,
         referrerPolicy: referrerPolicy,
@@ -871,7 +885,7 @@ function _loadURIWithFlags(browser, uri, params) {
       }
 
       browser.webNavigation.loadURIWithOptions(uri, flags, referrer, referrerPolicy,
-                                               postData, null, null);
+                                               postData, null, null, triggeringPrincipal);
     } else {
       throw e;
     }
@@ -4838,7 +4852,7 @@ nsBrowserAccess.prototype = {
   _openURIInNewTab: function(aURI, aReferrer, aReferrerPolicy, aIsPrivate,
                              aIsExternal, aForceNotRemote=false,
                              aUserContextId=Ci.nsIScriptSecurityManager.DEFAULT_USER_CONTEXT_ID,
-                             aOpener=null) {
+                             aOpener = null, aTriggeringPrincipal = null) {
     let win, needToFocusWin;
 
     // try the current window.  if we're in a popup, fall back on the most recent browser window
@@ -4863,6 +4877,7 @@ nsBrowserAccess.prototype = {
     let loadInBackground = gPrefService.getBoolPref("browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground");
 
     let tab = win.gBrowser.loadOneTab(aURI ? aURI.spec : "about:blank", {
+                                      triggeringPrincipal: aTriggeringPrincipal,
                                       referrerURI: aReferrer,
                                       referrerPolicy: aReferrerPolicy,
                                       userContextId: aUserContextId,
@@ -4911,9 +4926,11 @@ nsBrowserAccess.prototype = {
     }
 
     let referrer = aOpener ? makeURI(aOpener.location.href) : null;
+    let triggeringPrincipal = null;
     let referrerPolicy = Ci.nsIHttpChannel.REFERRER_POLICY_DEFAULT;
     if (aOpener && aOpener.document) {
       referrerPolicy = aOpener.document.referrerPolicy;
+      triggeringPrincipal = aOpener.document.nodePrincipal;
     }
     let isPrivate = aOpener
                   ? PrivateBrowsingUtils.isContentWindowPrivate(aOpener)
@@ -4947,7 +4964,7 @@ nsBrowserAccess.prototype = {
         let browser = this._openURIInNewTab(aURI, referrer, referrerPolicy,
                                             isPrivate, isExternal,
                                             forceNotRemote, userContextId,
-                                            openerWindow);
+                                            openerWindow, triggeringPrincipal);
         if (browser)
           newWindow = browser.contentWindow;
         break;
@@ -4958,6 +4975,7 @@ nsBrowserAccess.prototype = {
                             Ci.nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_FROM_EXTERNAL :
                             Ci.nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_NONE;
           gBrowser.loadURIWithFlags(aURI.spec, {
+                                    triggeringPrincipal,
                                     flags: loadflags,
                                     referrerURI: referrer,
                                     referrerPolicy: referrerPolicy,
@@ -4986,7 +5004,8 @@ nsBrowserAccess.prototype = {
                                         aParams.referrerPolicy,
                                         aParams.isPrivate,
                                         isExternal, false,
-                                        userContextId);
+                                        userContextId, null,
+                                        aParams.triggeringPrincipal);
     if (browser)
       return browser.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIFrameLoaderOwner);
 

browser/base/content/content.js

@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ var ClickEventHandler = {
                  ctrlKey: event.ctrlKey, metaKey: event.metaKey,
                  altKey: event.altKey, href: null, title: null,
                  bookmark: false, referrerPolicy: referrerPolicy,
+                 triggeringPrincipal: principal,
                  originAttributes: principal ? principal.originAttributes : {},
                  isContentWindowPrivate: PrivateBrowsingUtils.isContentWindowPrivate(ownerDoc.defaultView)};
 

browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml

@@ -1525,6 +1525,7 @@
         <parameter name="aAllowThirdPartyFixup"/>
         <body>
           <![CDATA[
+            var aTriggeringPrincipal;
             var aReferrerPolicy;
             var aFromExternal;
             var aRelatedToCurrent;
@@ -1540,6 +1541,7 @@
                 typeof arguments[1] == "object" &&
                 !(arguments[1] instanceof Ci.nsIURI)) {
               let params = arguments[1];
+              aTriggeringPrincipal  = params.triggeringPrincipal
               aReferrerURI          = params.referrerURI;
               aReferrerPolicy       = params.referrerPolicy;
               aCharset              = params.charset;
@@ -1562,6 +1564,7 @@
                          Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground");
             var owner = bgLoad ? null : this.selectedTab;
             var tab = this.addTab(aURI, {
+                                  triggeringPrincipal: aTriggeringPrincipal,
                                   referrerURI: aReferrerURI,
                                   referrerPolicy: aReferrerPolicy,
                                   charset: aCharset,
@@ -2136,6 +2139,7 @@
             "use strict";
 
             const NS_XUL = "http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul";
+            var aTriggeringPrincipal;
             var aReferrerPolicy;
             var aFromExternal;
             var aRelatedToCurrent;
@@ -2152,6 +2156,7 @@
                 typeof arguments[1] == "object" &&
                 !(arguments[1] instanceof Ci.nsIURI)) {
               let params = arguments[1];
+              aTriggeringPrincipal  = params.triggeringPrincipal;
               aReferrerURI          = params.referrerURI;
               aReferrerPolicy       = params.referrerPolicy;
               aCharset              = params.charset;
@@ -2283,6 +2288,7 @@
               try {
                 b.loadURIWithFlags(aURI, {
                   flags,
+                  triggeringPrincipal: aTriggeringPrincipal,
                   referrerURI: aNoReferrer ? null: aReferrerURI,
                   referrerPolicy: aReferrerPolicy,
                   charset: aCharset,

browser/base/content/utilityOverlay.js

@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ function openLinkIn(url, where, params) {
     }
 
     aCurrentBrowser.loadURIWithFlags(url, {
+      triggeringPrincipal: aPrincipal,
       flags: flags,
       referrerURI: aNoReferrer ? null : aReferrerURI,
       referrerPolicy: aReferrerPolicy,
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@ function openLinkIn(url, where, params) {
       noReferrer: aNoReferrer,
       userContextId: aUserContextId,
       originPrincipal: aPrincipal,
+      triggeringPrincipal: aPrincipal,
     });
     browserUsedForLoad = tabUsedForLoad.linkedBrowser;
     break;

toolkit/content/widgets/browser.xml

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
               aURI = "about:blank";
 
             var aReferrerPolicy = Components.interfaces.nsIHttpChannel.REFERRER_POLICY_DEFAULT;
+            var aTriggeringPrincipal;
 
             // Check for loadURIWithFlags(uri, { ... });
             var params = arguments[1];
@@ -144,6 +145,9 @@
               if ('referrerPolicy' in params) {
                 aReferrerPolicy = params.referrerPolicy;
               }
+              if ("triggeringPrincipal" in params) {
+                aTriggeringPrincipal = params.triggeringPrincipal;
+              }
               aCharset = params.charset;
               aPostData = params.postData;
             }
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@
             this._wrapURIChangeCall(() =>
               this.webNavigation.loadURIWithOptions(
                   aURI, aFlags, aReferrerURI, aReferrerPolicy,
-                  aPostData, null, null));
+                  aPostData, null, null, aTriggeringPrincipal));
           ]]>
         </body>
       </method>