CVE-2026-73228
Django REST framework: Potential bypass of Django `DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` when parsing oversized JSON and urlencoded request bodies via DRF `request.data`
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.6%
Django REST framework is a toolkit for building Web APIs. Prior to 3.17.2, Django REST Framework's request.data parsing in rest_framework/request.py Request._parse() passes the underlying HttpRequest stream to JSONParser and FormParser for application/json and application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies, bypassing Django's DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE protection and allowing oversized request bodies to consume additional memory and CPU. This issue is fixed in version 3.17.2.
- Affected
- encode · django-rest-framework
- CVSS v3.1 GITHUB
- 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - EPSS
- 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 45th percentile
- Published
- 2026-08-11
- Updated
- 2026-08-13
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- advisories/GHSA-2m8g-3cmr-wg3w
- vivekgavas/uttt-poc0★ · 2026-10-11