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.
Published: 2007-01-23
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4945 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr Django Arbitrary Code Execution
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Django Project Django
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:19:29.970Z

Reserved: 2007-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0404

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-01-23T00:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0404

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