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fix(dev): respond with 413/408 instead of crashing on oversized or slow request bodies #8612

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fix(dev): respond with 413/408 instead of crashing on oversized or sl…
zmingxie Oct 13, 2026
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fix(dev): deliver 413/408 without resetting the connection and log re…
zmingxie Oct 13, 2026
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fix(dev): keep the request URL out of the error log's format string
zmingxie Oct 13, 2026
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test(dev): name the malformed URL trigger and assert the logged error
zmingxie Oct 16, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into fix/dev-request-body-crash
zmingxie Oct 16, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion eslint-suppressions.json
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Expand Up @@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@
"count": 1
},
"@typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises": {
"count": 7
"count": 4
},
"@typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition": {
"count": 7
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18 changes: 16 additions & 2 deletions src/utils/create-stream-promise.ts
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Expand Up @@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ const SEC_TO_MILLISEC = 1e3
// 6 MiB
const DEFAULT_BYTES_LIMIT = 6e6

export class StreamBodyTooBigError extends Error {
constructor() {
super('Stream body too big')
this.name = 'StreamBodyTooBigError'
}
}

export class StreamTimeoutError extends Error {
constructor() {
super('Request timed out waiting for body')
this.name = 'StreamTimeoutError'
}
}

const createStreamPromise = function (
stream: Readable,
timeoutSeconds: number,
Expand All @@ -19,7 +33,7 @@ const createStreamPromise = function (
if (timeoutSeconds != null && Number.isFinite(timeoutSeconds)) {
timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
data = null
reject(new Error('Request timed out waiting for body'))
reject(new StreamTimeoutError())
}, timeoutSeconds * SEC_TO_MILLISEC)
}

Expand All @@ -31,7 +45,7 @@ const createStreamPromise = function (
dataLength += chunk.length
if (dataLength > bytesLimit) {
data = null
reject(new Error('Stream body too big'))
reject(new StreamBodyTooBigError())
} else {
data.push(chunk)
}
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45 changes: 39 additions & 6 deletions src/utils/proxy.ts
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Expand Up @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_FUNCTION_URL_EXPRESSION } from '../lib/functions/registry.js'
import { initializeProxy as initializeImageProxy, isImageRequest } from '../lib/images/proxy.js'

import {
NETLIFYDEVERR,
NETLIFYDEVLOG,
NETLIFYDEVWARN,
type NormalizedCachedConfigConfig,
Expand All @@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ import {
logError,
warn,
} from './command-helpers.js'
import createStreamPromise from './create-stream-promise.js'
import createStreamPromise, { StreamBodyTooBigError, StreamTimeoutError } from './create-stream-promise.js'
import { NFFunctionName, NFFunctionRoute, NFRequestID, headersForPath, parseHeaders } from './headers.js'
import { generateRequestID } from './request-id.js'
import { createRewriter, onChanges } from './rules-proxy.js'
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -732,6 +733,19 @@ const initializeProxy = async function ({
return handlers
}

const rejectRequestBody = (req: Request, res: ServerResponse, error: unknown) => {
if (!(error instanceof StreamBodyTooBigError || error instanceof StreamTimeoutError)) {
res.destroy()
return
}

const status = error instanceof StreamBodyTooBigError ? 413 : 408

log(NETLIFYDEVWARN, `Responded to ${req.method ?? ''} ${req.url ?? ''} with ${status.toString()}: ${error.message}`)
res.writeHead(status)
res.end(http.STATUS_CODES[status])
}

const onRequest = async (
{
api,
Expand All @@ -754,8 +768,15 @@ const onRequest = async (
req: Request,
res: ServerResponse,
) => {
req.originalBody =
req.method && ['GET', 'OPTIONS', 'HEAD'].includes(req.method) ? null : await createStreamPromise(req, BYTES_LIMIT)
try {
req.originalBody =
req.method && ['GET', 'OPTIONS', 'HEAD'].includes(req.method)
? null
: await createStreamPromise(req, REQUEST_BODY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
} catch (error) {
rejectRequestBody(req, res, error)
return
}

if (isImageRequest(req)) {
return imageProxy(req, res)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1032,7 +1053,7 @@ export const startProxy = async function ({
projectDir,
})

const onRequestWithOptions = onRequest.bind(undefined, {
const requestOptions = {
proxy,
rewriter,
serverHandler,
Expand All @@ -1044,7 +1065,19 @@ export const startProxy = async function ({
siteInfo,
env,
api,
})
}
const onRequestWithOptions = (req: Request, res: ServerResponse) => {
onRequest(requestOptions, req, res).catch((error: unknown) => {
console.error(NETLIFYDEVERR, 'Failed to handle request to', req.url, error)

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Supported by static analysis

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git diff --no-ext-diff --unified=80 fb326815fe856d54ee8bfec0f43e7284782b0efe 2101c8dc8e5b4a84f18581e661caf30be1f35c05 -- src/utils/create-stream-promise.ts src/utils/proxy.ts tests/integration/commands/dev/dev.test.ts eslint-suppressions.json
sed -n '700,780p' src/utils/proxy.ts
sed -n '1030,1085p' src/utils/proxy.ts
rg -n "createStreamPromise|StreamBodyTooBigError|StreamTimeoutError|REQUEST_BODY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS|BYTES_LIMIT|rules-proxy|req\\.url|request\\.url" src/utils tests/integration/commands/dev

Repository: netlify/cli

Length of output: 39355

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- rules-proxy rewriter ---'
sed -n '1,145p' src/utils/rules-proxy.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- proxy request flow ---'
sed -n '270,405p' src/utils/proxy.ts
sed -n '748,935p' src/utils/proxy.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- complete PR diff scope ---'
git diff --no-ext-diff --name-status fb326815fe856d54ee8bfec0f43e7284782b0efe 2101c8dc8e5b4a84f18581e661caf30be1f35c05
printf '%s\n' '--- stream helper callers at reviewed head ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'createStreamPromise(' -e 'StreamBodyTooBigError' -e 'StreamTimeoutError' src tests || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- helper and caller diff ---'
git diff --no-ext-diff --unified=30 fb326815fe856d54ee8bfec0f43e7284782b0efe 2101c8dc8e5b4a84f18581e661caf30be1f35c05 -- src/utils/create-stream-promise.ts src/utils/proxy.ts

Repository: netlify/cli

Length of output: 28143

Redact query strings in both request-error logs.

req.url can include sensitive query parameters. The 413/408 path logs it during body capture, before URL rewriting. Malformed URL errors can also reach the outer handler catch and log it there. Redact the query string at both sites.

Suggested fix 
-  log(NETLIFYDEVWARN, `Responded to ${req.method ?? ''} ${req.url ?? ''} with ${status.toString()}: ${error.message}`)
+  log(NETLIFYDEVWARN, `Responded to ${req.method ?? ''} ${req.url?.split('?')[0] ?? ''} with ${status.toString()}: ${error.message}`)
...
-      console.error(NETLIFYDEVERR, 'Failed to handle request to', req.url, error)
+      console.error(NETLIFYDEVERR, 'Failed to handle request to', req.url?.split('?')[0] ?? '', error)
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console.error(NETLIFYDEVERR, 'Failed to handle request to', req.url, error)
console.error(NETLIFYDEVERR, 'Failed to handle request to', req.url?.split('?')[0] ?? '', error)
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Context: console.error(NETLIFYDEVERR, 'Failed to handle request to', req.url, error)
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Review comment at @src/utils/proxy.ts at line 1062:
Redact query strings from the request URL in both request-error logs: the
413/408 body-capture log and the outer handler catch containing the shown
console.error call. Log only the URL path at both sites, preserving the existing
error details and message context.

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if (res.headersSent) {
res.destroy()
} else {
res.writeHead(500)
res.end('Could not proxy request.')
}
})
}
const primaryServer = settings.https
? https.createServer({ cert: settings.https.cert, key: settings.https.key }, onRequestWithOptions)
: http.createServer(onRequestWithOptions)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1102,4 +1135,4 @@ export const startProxy = async function ({
return getProxyUrl(settings)
}

const BYTES_LIMIT = 30
const REQUEST_BODY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30
49 changes: 49 additions & 0 deletions tests/integration/commands/dev/dev.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -428,6 +428,55 @@ describe.concurrent('command/dev', () => {
})
})

test('should respond with 413 to a request body over the size limit and not crash dev server', async (t) => {
await withSiteBuilder(t, async (builder) => {
builder.withContentFile({
path: 'index.html',
content: '<html>index</html>',
})

await builder.build()

await withDevServer({ cwd: builder.directory }, async (server) => {
const response = await fetch(`${server.url}/upload`, {
method: 'POST',
body: Buffer.alloc(6_100_000),
})

t.expect(response.status).toBe(413)

const indexResponse = await fetch(server.url)

t.expect(indexResponse.status).toBe(200)
t.expect(await indexResponse.text()).toEqual('<html>index</html>')
})
})
})

test('should respond with 500 and log the error instead of crashing when the request URL cannot be decoded', async (t) => {
await withSiteBuilder(t, async (builder) => {
builder.withContentFile({
path: 'index.html',
content: '<html>index</html>',
})

await builder.build()

await withDevServer({ cwd: builder.directory }, async (server) => {
const response = await fetch(`${server.url}/%E0%A4%A`)

t.expect(response.status).toBe(500)

const indexResponse = await fetch(server.url)

t.expect(indexResponse.status).toBe(200)
t.expect(await indexResponse.text()).toEqual('<html>index</html>')
t.expect(server.error).toContain('Failed to handle request to /%E0%A4%A')
t.expect(server.error).toContain('URIError: URI malformed')
})
})
})

test('should not crash dev server when the framework server resets the connection mid-response', async (t) => {
await withSiteBuilder(t, async (builder) => {
const targetPort = await getPort()
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