CVE-2007-0404
Django Arbitrary Code Execution
EPSS 0.67%
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.
How to fix CVE-2007-0404
To remediate CVE-2007-0404, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/python-django—upgrade to 0.95.1-1 or later
- PyPI/django—upgrade to 1.0 or later
Is CVE-2007-0404 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.95.1-1
- >= 0.95, < 1.0