Shepherd (shepherd-ai) through 0.3.1 contains a server-side request forgery guard bypass in the citation-checker extra because the public_url guard validates a resolved address but fetch re-resolves the hostname at connect time. Attackers who plant a crafted reference URL in a checked document and control its DNS can rebind it to internal addresses, sending GET requests to internal HTTP(S) services and capturing responses in evidence files.
https://hackmd.io/@haind03/shepherd-citation-checker-dns-rebinding-ssrf
Published: 2026-10-11
Updated: 2026-10-11
Base Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 2.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Low