CVE-2026-73228

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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/pull/10013
https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-2m8g-3cmr-wg3w
https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-2m8g-3cmr-wg3w

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-11 19:18

Updated : 2026-09-11 18:24

NVD link : CVE-2026-73228

Mitre link : CVE-2026-73228

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-73228

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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