CVE-2007-0404

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-01-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

bin/compile-messages.py in Django 0.95 does not quote argument strings before invoking the msgfmt program through the os.system function, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) .po or (2) .mo file.

Affected products

Django Project Django: 0.95

References

http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3592
http://secunia.com/advisories/23826
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22134
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31627
http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3592
http://secunia.com/advisories/23826
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22134
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31627

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