Zapros has an Unbounded Content-Encoding decompression chain that allows denial of service
Impact
Who is impacted:
- Any application using Zapros to make HTTP requests to untrusted servers
- Applications that follow redirects to attacker-controlled hosts
Attack vector:
- A malicious HTTP server returns a response with many chained content encodings. When the client attempts to decode, it creates a deeply nested decompression chain consuming excessive resources.
Patches
Fixed in version 0.14.0.
The fix adds a hardcoded limit of 5 Content-Encoding layers. Responses exceeding this limit raise DecodingError.
Workarounds
Add middleware that checks for a malicious Content-Encoding header.
from typing import cast
from zapros import (
AsyncBaseHandler,
AsyncBaseMiddleware,
BaseHandler,
BaseMiddleware,
Client,
DecodingError,
Request,
Response,
)
MAX_DECODE_LAYERS = 5
class ContentEncodingCheckMiddleware(BaseMiddleware, AsyncBaseMiddleware):
def __init__(
self,
next_handler: BaseHandler | AsyncBaseHandler,
*,
max_layers: int = MAX_DECODE_LAYERS,
) -> None:
self.next = cast(BaseHandler, next_handler)
self.async_next = cast(AsyncBaseHandler, next_handler)
self._max_layers = max_layers
def _check(self, response: Response) -> None:
encoding_header = response.headers.get("Content-Encoding")
if not encoding_header:
return
layers = [enc.strip().lower() for enc in encoding_header.split(",") if enc.strip()]
if len(layers) > self._max_layers:
raise DecodingError(f"Too many Content-Encoding layers ({len(layers)}), maximum is {self._max_layers}")
def handle(self, request: Request) -> Response:
response = self.next.handle(request)
self._check(response)
return response
async def ahandle(self, request: Request) -> Response:
response = await self.async_next.ahandle(request)
self._check(response)
return response
with Client().wrap_with_middleware(lambda next: ContentEncodingCheckMiddleware(next)) as client:
...
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | zapros | < 0.14.0 | 0.14.0 |
Referencias
- https://github.com/kap-sh/zapros/security/advisories/GHSA-5vjj-2r48-q622
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61541
- https://github.com/kap-sh/zapros/commit/7971fbca9707eb01455ca2d73416ac091f96908b
- https://github.com/kap-sh/zapros
- https://github.com/kap-sh/zapros/releases/tag/v0.14.0
- https://pypi.org/project/zapros
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vjj-2r48-q622
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-770- Plataforma
- Python (PyPI)
- Paquete
zapros- Publicada
- 23.09.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 15:18
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-4181 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5vjj-2r48-q622 - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: zapros
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- 09.2026 09.2026
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