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`window.phantom` being defined breaks several websites

See original GitHub issue

Description

Trying to login with valid (or invalid) credentials triggers a fatal error on some websites, preventing login.

Works fine in Brave version 1.42 (before 1.42.81), 1.41 and in Chrome. Also works fine in a private window

Steps to Reproduce

Visit https://accountaccess.edwardjones.com/ca-logon/logon.action
Put in username braveuser
Put in password AbbbAAbbcdD11
Click Log In button

Actual result:

Error is shown Due to a system problem, we are unable to log you in at this time. Please try again later. If the problem continues, contact Online Client Support at 800-441-5203.

Expected result:

Should show an error The system did not recognize the user ID and password you entered.

Reproduces how often:

100%

Brave version (brave://version info)

1.43.42 or newer (Nightly) 1.42.81 or newer (Beta)

Version/Channel Information:

Can you reproduce this issue with the current release? no
Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel? yes
Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel? yes

Other Additional Information:

Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? no
Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? no
Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? no

Miscellaneous Information:

Problem did not exist in 1.43.41. Problem started occurring with 1.43.42. https://github.com/brave/brave-core/commits/19d8fe92f1887055072d62f1e7e6546053964515

I was able to reproduce from source code (git checkout -b bsc-troubleshooting v1.43.42) and commenting out this line fixed the issue for me (I don’t know why): https://github.com/brave/brave-core/blob/f54f6be60d18d8e9496c72c3a3afc974cbc784d4/components/brave_wallet/renderer/js_solana_provider.cc#L159-L161

Issue Analytics

State:
Created a year ago
Comments:5 (2 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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snowboundcommented, Aug 1, 2022

Just posted that this wallet issue fixed the bank website issue. I am wondering how many other Brave Beta users are having this problem. Thanks @bsclifton for the heads up changing the wallets to NONE fixed this issue for me. I do not use Brave for crypto or BAT.

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darkdhcommented, Jul 27, 2022

This can also happen if you install and setup Phantom extension using Chrome. The website will give the exactly same error because it sees window.phantom disregarding who inserted it.

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