Closed Bug 188037 Opened 22 years ago Closed 22 years ago

A web site can create popup-windows using javascript and forms even though opening unrequested windows is not allowed.

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect)

x86
Windows XP
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 187255

People

(Reporter: anon, Assigned: bugs)

References

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Details

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20021130 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20021130 The page http://www.spikything.com/games/crab-ball/ can open an unrequested popup using javascript and a form even though I have disbled open unrequested windows, move or resize windows and raise or lower windows in Edit | Preferences | Advanced | Scripts & Plugins. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a html-page with this code: (This is actual code from the page I encountered this bug from.) <html> <head> <title>popup</title> <script language="JavaScript"> <!--// function loadpopup() { document.flauncher.submit(); focus(); setTimeout('focus()',2000); } // --> </script></head> <body onload="loadpopup()"> <form name="flauncher" action="http://www.popupad.net/ats/switch.php" target="adv" method="post" onsubmit="focus();"> <input type="hidden" name="id" value="1893"> </form> </body> </html> Actual Results: Mozilla opens a popup. Expected Results: Mozilla shouldn't open a popup.
Summary: A web site can create popup-windows using javascript and forms. → A web site can create popup-windows using javascript and forms even if open unrequested windows is not allowed.
Summary: A web site can create popup-windows using javascript and forms even if open unrequested windows is not allowed. → A web site can create popup-windows using javascript and forms even though opening unrequested windows is not allowed.
This is a duplicate of bug 187255.
T thought there was an older bug too, but this is the only one I could find. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 187255 *** *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 187255 ***
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
v dup.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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