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Closes #2883.

Pillow keeps raising security alerts on the backend, and it was only installed through easy-thumbnails, which the backend no longer uses. Removing both drops Pillow from uv.lock.

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  • Remove easy_thumbnails from pyproject.toml, INSTALLED_APPS and the THUMBNAIL_* settings, and regenerate uv.lock (with uv 0.13.4, the version the Dockerfile pins). Only easy-thumbnails and pillow leave the lock.
  • Remove core/templatetags/extra_tags.py, Pillow's only direct import: no template uses its base64_static tag. Its {% load %} goes away from src/mail/mjml/template.mjml, so the generated mail templates don't load it anymore.
  • As agreed in the issue, keep the tables in existing databases and add an UPGRADE.md entry with the SQL to drop them, for those who want to. They are empty (nothing ever created a thumbnail), so anonymize_database no longer truncates them.

Checked locally: after a rebuild of the backend image, import PIL fails, manage.py check is clean, make mails-build produces templates without extra_tags, the mail tests pass, and so do the full backend suite and make lint.

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The backend no longer lists easy_thumbnails as a dependency or installed app. Its thumbnail settings and the extra_tags template tag code are removed. The MJML template no longer loads extra_tags. The anonymization command no longer truncates two thumbnail tables. The changelog and upgrade notes describe the removals, existing tables, and optional SQL to drop the tables and migration records.

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check Inconclusive Issue [#2883] requires removal of easy-thumbnails and Pillow from src/backend/uv.lock, removal of the app and thumbnail settings, removal of the Pillow template tag, removal of its mail-template l… Provide reviewable evidence for the final src/backend/uv.lock contents and for the generated HTML and text mail templates, or another independent source that verifies those required changes.
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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: removing easy-thumbnails and Pillow from the backend.
Description check Passed The description directly explains the dependency removal, related template and database updates, validation steps, and issue context.
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The documented changes stay within issue [#2883]. Dependency and settings removal, template-tag cleanup, mail-template updates, anonymization updates, upgrade SQL, and changelog documentation directly…
Docstring Coverage Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 1…
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The documented changes stay within issue [#2883]. Dependency and settings removal, template-tag cleanup, mail-template updates, anonymization updates, upgrade SQL, and changelog documentation directly support the requested removal and database-table handling. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

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Issue [#2883] requires removal of easy-thumbnails and Pillow from src/backend/uv.lock, removal of the app and thumbnail settings, removal of the Pillow template tag, removal of its mail-template loads, and passing mail and backend checks. The summary supports the dependency, settings, template-tag, MJML, anonymization, and documentation changes. The reported checks support the test and lint objectives. However, src/backend/uv.lock is intentionally excluded from review, so its final contents cannot be verified. The summary also does not independently establish the generated HTML and text mail-template loads.

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Provide reviewable evidence for the final src/backend/uv.lock contents and for the generated HTML and text mail templates, or another independent source that verifies those required changes.

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Major · Restore the legacy thumbnail tables in TRUNCATES. · anonymize_database.py:129-132

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Restore the legacy thumbnail tables in TRUNCATES.

The command documents removal of the thumbnail cache, but existing databases retain easy_thumbnails_source and easy_thumbnails_thumbnail rows and media paths. Add both tables back to TRUNCATES. The existing _existing_columns check already skips absent tables on fresh databases.

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 TRUNCATES = [
     "django_session",  # session_data can carry the authenticated identity
     "django_admin_log",  # object_repr / change_message leak titles and emails
+    "easy_thumbnails_source",  # thumbnail cache: media file paths
+    "easy_thumbnails_thumbnail",
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Add easy_thumbnails_source and easy_thumbnails_thumbnail to the TRUNCATES list
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@RoeeSivan I know coderabbit told you to undo it but you can remove the tables from the management command. The app has never been used so there is nothing in the tables.

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Done, thanks! Removed easy_thumbnails_source and easy_thumbnails_thumbnail from TRUNCATES, and the UPGRADE.md note now says the tables are empty instead of saying anonymize_database truncates them.

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Major · Remove the thumbnail claim from the command help. · anonymize_database.py:129-132

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the thumbnail claim from the command help.

Command.help uses the module docstring, so anonymize_database --help claims that the command truncates the thumbnail cache. The command now truncates only django_session and django_admin_log. Existing thumbnail tables can therefore retain media paths in a database that users believe is safe to share.

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- and TRUNCATEs the operational tables that embed identity (sessions,
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+ and TRUNCATEs the operational tables that embed identity (sessions and
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@coderabbitai Fixed in 280e673: the docstring now lists sessions and admin log only.

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Pillow keeps raising security alerts, and the backend only installed
it through easy-thumbnails, which nothing uses anymore. Its one direct
import was the base64_static template tag, which no template calls,
so the extra_tags module goes away too, along with its load in the
mail template.

No migration drops the easy_thumbnails tables, so existing databases
keep them. They are empty, as nothing ever created a thumbnail, so
anonymize_database stops truncating them. UPGRADE.md explains how to
drop them.

Signed-off-by: Roee Sivan <roee.sivan@post.runi.ac.il>
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