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 Jan 23, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.65%
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
No data.
- 0.95
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.65% (0.01653) | 75.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 71.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 65.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00965) | 83.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00965) | 81.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00953) | 81.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00700) | 78.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 73.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 67.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 65.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3592 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22134 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=407519
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31627 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr Advisory
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/518d406e53
- https://github.com/django/django/commit/a132d411c6986418ee6c0edc331080aa792fee6e
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0404
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3592 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23826 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22134 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=407519 | ||
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31627 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/django/django/commit/518d406e53 | ||
| https://github.com/django/django/commit/a132d411c6986418ee6c0edc331080aa792fee6e | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0404 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.