Django 0.95 os.system quote privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Django 0.95. Affected by this issue is the function os.system. Executing a manipulation of the argument quote can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-0404. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Django 0.95 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects the function os.system. The manipulation of the argument quote with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 01/22/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0404 since 01/22/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/17/2018). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31627), SecurityFocus (BID 22134†) and Secunia (SA23826†). The entry VDB-34553 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2007-0404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34552
X-Force: 31627
SecurityFocus: 22134 - Django Message Files Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 23826 - Django Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 10:40
Updated: 08/17/2018 07:18
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (51), 08/17/2018 07:18 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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