bin/compile-messages.py in Django 0.95 does not quote argument strings before invoking…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01717 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Django (PyPI): 1.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Django (PyPI) | 0.95 to before 1.0 | 1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Django (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.95 to before 1.0 Fixed in 1.0 Patch available GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.95 | Vulnerable | Django Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:django_project:django:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.95 Vulnerable ·Django Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr Django (PyPI) Fixed in 1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0404
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr
References
More Django Project Django vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05594 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the admin panel in Django 0.96 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-00395 The LazyUser class in the AuthenticationMiddleware for Django 0.95 does not properly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2009-02541 The Admin media handler in core/servers/basehttp.py in Django 1.0 and 0.96 does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-02208 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login form in the administration… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2007-05485 The internationalization (i18n) framework in Django 0.91, 0.95, 0.95.1, and 0.96, and as… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
Sources
- CVE-2007-0404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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