CVE-2025-59152: Litestar X-Forwarded-For Header Spoofing Vulnerability Enables Rate Limit Evasion
(updated )
While testing Litestar’s RateLimitMiddleware, I discovered that rate limits can be completely bypassed by manipulating the X-Forwarded-For header. This renders IP-based rate limiting ineffective against determined attackers.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hm36-ffrh-c77c
- github.com/litestar-org/litestar
- github.com/litestar-org/litestar/blob/26f20ac6c52de2b4bf81161f7560c8bb4af6f382/litestar/middleware/rate_limit.py
- github.com/litestar-org/litestar/commit/42a89e043e50b515f8548a93954fe143f63cf9fb
- github.com/litestar-org/litestar/security/advisories/GHSA-hm36-ffrh-c77c
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59152
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