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Abhinav Singwal
Abhinav Singwal

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Rate Limit Bypass via Header Spoofing

POST /login or POST /send-otp returning 429 Too Many Requests.

Test by rotating headers per request: X-Forwarded-For: 1.1.1.1, X-Real-IP, X-Originating-IP, X-Client-IP, CF-Connecting-IP, True-Client-IP - or path tricks like /login, /login/, /login%00, /Login, /api/v1/login vs /api/v2/login.

If the limit resets with each spoofed value, it may indicate Rate Limit Bypass, enabling brute-force of passwords, OTPs, or coupon codes at scale.

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BugBounty #RateLimitBypass #BruteForce #HeaderSpoofing #InfoSec

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