{"id":"CVE-2007-0404","aliases":["GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr","PYSEC-2026-630"],"title":"Django Arbitrary Code Execution","summary":"Django Arbitrary Code Execution","severity":"high","vendor":"django","product":"django","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["django >= 0.95, < 1.0"],"patched":["django 1.0"],"published":"2022-05-01","updated":"2026-07-06","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qc99-g3wm-hgxr","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0404"},{"url":"https://github.com/django/django/commit/518d406e53"},{"url":"https://github.com/django/django/commit/a132d411c6986418ee6c0edc331080aa792fee6e"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=407519"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31627"},{"url":"https://github.com/django/django"},{"url":"http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/3592"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.01653,"epssPercentile":0.75118,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:52.399Z","slug":"CVE-2007-0404","body":"## Overview\n\n`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.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `django >= 0.95, < 1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `django 1.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}