#36267: content_type.views.shortcut throws exception handling invalid UUID (View on
Site in admin)
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Reporter: ashapiro | Type: Uncategorized
Status: new | Component: contrib.contenttypes
Version: 5.1 | Severity: Normal
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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I have a Django model with a UUID as a primary key. The model has a
`get_absolute_url` implemented, which means in the Django admin, there is
a “View on Site” button on the instance detail view.
A valid “View on Site” request looks like this:
`/admin/r/2/b6a283ce-0529-4ce6-8aa8-3aa5eba4f95b/`, where the first
parameter 2, is the content type ID, and the 2nd parameter is the UUID for
a model instance. An invalid request looks like this: `/admin/r/2/bad-
uuid-that-will-not-validate/`.
If an invalid UUID is passed to this view, the view will raise an
unhandled ValidationError
[
https://github.com/django/django/blob/955b7c6ba105b328f387a9d63540dbabd4a05828/django/contrib/contenttypes/views.py#L21
on this line ].
Because this view is used in the admin application, it requires a staff
member to access, so it cannot be thrown by a standard or unathenticated
user.
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