CVE-2007-0404
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.71% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 77.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-01-23 00:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 12:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-01-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 891407ed1236d2a9a8f9bf8640e9f01694542186332700870582478ab8258efa
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comdjango-po-code-execution(31627)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31627
- secunia.com23826http://secunia.com/advisories/23826
- code.djangoproject.comhttp://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3592
- www.securityfocus.com22134http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22134
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- python-django Fixed in 0.95.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- python-django Fixed in 0.95.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- python-django Fixed in 0.95.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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