Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 29, 2026· Updated Jul 14, 2026
Nitter - Server-Side Request Forgery in /video Media Proxy Endpoint
CVE-2026-56285
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.
Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/zedeus/nitter/commit/44b2f096f67da2cc257a0e262a94a7ae79e95d47mitrepatch
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nitter-server-side-request-forgery-in-video-media-proxy-endpointmitrethird-party-advisory
- github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1411mitreissue-tracking
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