{"id":"CVE-2026-23848","aliases":["EUVD-2026-3288","GHSA-59gr-529g-x45h"],"status":"published","title":"MyTube has Rate Limiting Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header Spoofing","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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00372,"percentile":0.31395,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-807"],"published":"2026-01-19T20:34:40Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"franklioxygen","product":"mytube"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/franklioxygen/MyTube/security/advisories/GHSA-59gr-529g-x45h","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/franklioxygen/MyTube/commit/bc057458804ae7ac70ea00605680512ed3d4257b","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/23xxx/CVE-2026-23848.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23848","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-23848","title":"MyTube has Rate Limiting Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header Spoofing","description":"MyTube is a self-hosted downloader and player for several video websites. 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