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How to add, change and delete flatpages
=======================================
+.. warning::
+
+ Permissions to add or edit flatpages should be restricted to trusted users.
+ Flatpages are defined by raw HTML and are **not sanitized** by Django. As a
+ consequence, a malicious flatpage can lead to various security
+ vulnerabilities, including permission escalation.
+
.. _flatpages-admin:
Via the admin interface