CVE-2007-0404

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...

CVE-2007-0404

CVE-2007-0404 affects Django 0.95. The vulnerability lies in bin/compile-messages.py, which invokes msgfmt via os.system without quoting argument strings, allowing an attacker to inject shell metacharacters via a (1) .po or (2) .mo file and execute arbitrary commands. The underlying cause is unsa...