CVE-2007-0404

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31627

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22134

http://secunia.com/advisories/23826

http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3592

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-01-23

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0055