Function check_cache_location_not_exposed

django/core/checks/caches.py:23–58

(app_configs, **kwargs)

@register(Tags.caches, deploy=True)
def check_cache_location_not_exposed(app_configs, **kwargs):
    errors = []
    for name in ("MEDIA_ROOT", "STATIC_ROOT", "STATICFILES_DIRS"):
        setting = getattr(settings, name, None)
        if not setting:
            continue
        if name == "STATICFILES_DIRS":
            paths = set()
            for staticfiles_dir in setting:
                if isinstance(staticfiles_dir, (list, tuple)):
                    _, staticfiles_dir = staticfiles_dir
                paths.add(pathlib.Path(staticfiles_dir).resolve())
        else:
            paths = {pathlib.Path(setting).resolve()}
        for alias in settings.CACHES:
            cache = caches[alias]
            if not isinstance(cache, FileBasedCache):
                continue
            cache_path = pathlib.Path(cache._dir).resolve()
            if any(path == cache_path for path in paths):
                relation = "matches"
            elif any(path in cache_path.parents for path in paths):
                relation = "is inside"
            elif any(cache_path in path.parents for path in paths):
                relation = "contains"
            else:
                continue
            errors.append(
                Warning(
                    f"Your '{alias}' cache configuration might expose your cache "
                    f"or lead to corruption of your data because its LOCATION "
                    f"{relation} {name}.",
                    id="caches.W002",
                )
            )
    return errors


@register(Tags.caches)