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CVE-2007-0404GHSA-QC99-G3WM-HGXRPYSEC-2026-630

bin/compile-messages.py in Django 0.95 does not quote argument strings before invoking the msgfmt program through the os.system function, wh

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Fix
Fixed in 1.0
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Summary

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.

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • djangoPyPI

    From 0.95 · fixed in 1.0

References 4

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

secunia.com

code.djangoproject.com

securityfocus.com