PYSEC-2026-3827 Django REST framework: Potential bypass of Django `DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` when parsing oversized JSON and urlencoded request bodies via DRF `request.data`

Summary While investigating Django REST Framework's request parsing behavior, I identified that DRF's high-level request.data parsing appears to bypass Django's configured DATAUPLOADMAXMEMORYSIZE protection for application/json and application/x-www-form-urlencoded request bodies. In the tested...

GHSA-2M8G-3CMR-WG3W Django REST framework: Potential bypass of Django `DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` when parsing oversized JSON and urlencoded request bodies via DRF `request.data`

Summary While investigating Django REST Framework's request parsing behavior, I identified that DRF's high-level request.data parsing appears to bypass Django's configured DATAUPLOADMAXMEMORYSIZE protection for application/json and application/x-www-form-urlencoded request bodies. In the tested...

CVE-2026-73228

A flaw was found in Django REST framework. A remote attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the request.data parsing mechanism, which bypasses Django's DATAUPLOADMAXMEMORYSIZE protection. This allows an attacker to send oversized JSON and URL-encoded request bodies, leading to excessive...