medium5.3
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`
Impact
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 packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | djangorestframework | < 3.17.2 | 3.17.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2m8g-3cmr-wg3w
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-2m8g-3cmr-wg3w
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73228
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/pull/10013
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/2912dc98042f78e27636551fc22eeaf10f725fdd
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/commit/82ef7b7e4e0a73ba5c489b465fae7e76d948da4e
- https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/releases/tag/3.17.2