Description
An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.4, 5.2 before 5.2.13, and 4.2 before 4.2.30. ASGI requests with a missing or understated `Content-Length` header could bypass the `DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE` limit when reading `HttpRequest.body`, allowing remote attackers to load an unbounded request body into memory. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.0.x, 4.1.x, and 3.2.x) were not evaluated and may also be affected. Django would like to thank Superior for reporting this issue.
Affected products
djangoproject: django
References3
- docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/security/ PatchVendor Advisory
- www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/apr/07/security-releases/ PatchVendor Advisory
- groups.google.com/g/django-announce Release Notes
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 57 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-770
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