dev.to· Oct 21, 2026· by rudra_sarker

CiteWarden — Forensic Citation Checking, Because AI Fabricates References With Total Confidence

Paste any text; CiteWarden live-verifies DOIs, arXiv IDs, PMIDs, CFR sections and case law against real registries — and flags the fabricated ones. Built for LexHack 2026.

🎯 Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution (RCE)

💡 Defense Fix: Avoid executing shell commands via system(). Use parameterized APIs and strict input sanitization.

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CiteWarden — Forensic Citation Checking, Because AI Fabricates References With Total Confidence

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