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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-23848 EUVD-2026-3288

MyTube has Rate Limiting Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header Spoofing

Published Jan 19, 2026 · Updated Jan 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

MyTube is a self-hosted downloader and player for several video websites. Prior to version 1.7.71, a rate limiting bypass via `X-Forwarded-For` header spoofing allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass IP-based rate limiting on general API endpoints. Attackers can spoof client IPs by manipulating the `X-Forwarded-For` header, enabling unlimited requests to protected endpoints, including general API endpoints (enabling DoS) and other rate-limited functionality. Version 1.7.71 contains a patch for the issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
franklioxygen MyTube < 1.7.71 —

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