CVE-2026-56285

Nitter - Server-Side Request Forgery in /video Media Proxy Endpoint

Published Jun 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nitter's /video media proxy endpoint fails to validate target URLs against Twitter/X domains and uses a hardcoded default HMAC key, allowing unauthenticated attackers to compute valid HMACs for arbitrary URLs. Attackers can retrieve HTTP responses from any host reachable by the server, including cloud metadata services and internal network resources.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Zedeus
Zedeus nitter
Vendors & Products Zedeus
Zedeus nitter
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nitter's /video media proxy endpoint fails to validate target URLs against Twitter/X domains and uses a hardcoded default HMAC key, allowing unauthenticated attackers to compute valid HMACs for arbitrary URLs. Attackers can retrieve HTTP responses from any host reachable by the server, including cloud metadata services and internal network resources.
Title Nitter - Server-Side Request Forgery in /video Media Proxy Endpoint
Weaknesses CWE-1188
CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 14, 2026, 9:34 PM
Reserved
Jun 20, 2026, 1:51 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 29, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 9:10 PM