Security/SameSiteCookies
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SameSite is a new cookie attribute which prevents the browser from sending cookies along with cross-site requests and provides a layer of protection against cross-site request forgery attacks.
Implementation
| Bug | Description | Assignee | In 61 | In 60 | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1286858 | Cookie storage and attribute parsing | Mark | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1286861 | Pass data via GetCookieString | Christoph | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1452496 | Block setting in cross-origin contexts | Christoph | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1452699 | Gating pref | Francois | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Implementation Bugs
| Bug | Description | Assignee | In 61 | In 60 | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1430803 | Invalid SameSite attributes | Francois | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1453814 | Bypass via redirects | Christoph | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1453818 | Bypass in reader mode | Francois | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1454027 | Bypass in links within iframes | Christoph | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1454242 | Stop relying on NS_IsSameSiteForeign | Christoph | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1454723 | Handle sandboxed iframes correctly | - | - | - | No |
| 1454914 | Don't treat WebExtensions load as foreign | Christoph | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1455174 | Inconsistencty with drag n' drop | - | - | - | No |
| 1455342 | Bypass via Save As | - | - | - | No |
| 1456106 | Bypass via Flash | - | - | - | No |
| 1456652 | Reader mode bypass | Gijs | Yes | - | No |
Specification Bugs
| Link | Description | Assignee | Done |
|---|---|---|---|
| http-extensions #574 | Inconsistency in handling of invalid attribute values | Francois | Yes |
Tests
| Bug | Description | Assignee | In 61 | In 60 | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1454605 | Investigate "WPT" failures | - | - | - | No |
| 1454721 | Test about:blank and about:srcdoc | Christoph | Yes | - | No |
| 1455162 | Test about: URLs with and without same-site.enabled | Francois | Yes | - | No |
| 1455406 | Convert test_same_site_cookies_webextension to an xpcshell test | - | - | - | No |
| 1456407 | Test meta refresh | Yes | - | - | No |
| 1456408 | Test redirected top-level pages | - | - | - | No |
| - | Fix rfc6265-biz invalid attribute tests | - | - | - | No |
Developer Documentation
| Link | Description | Assignee | Done |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1452715 | Devtools side-panel | - | No |
| 1454781 | Console warning | - | No |
| 2018-04-24 | Announcement blog post | - | Yes |