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Bypass Rate Limits on app.snapchat.com API Endpoint via X-Forwarded-For Header

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Snapchat
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An attacker can bypass the rate limiting in place at `app.snapchat.com` by setting the `X-Forwarded-For` header to `127.0.0.1` in POST requests to `app.snapchat.com/stories_everywhere/download_sms` and several other endpoints. This bypasses the controls in place for this endpoint, which appears to have strict rate limits.

Reported by sicarius

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Business Logic Errors