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How to report a security issue in an open source project (jacobian.org)
10 points by pabs3 10 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Security.txt is a standard for sharing vuln disclosure information; /.well-known/security.txt or /security.txt .

security.txt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security.txt

Responsible disclosure -> CVD: Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_vulnerability_disc...

OWASP Vulnerability Disclosure Cheat Sheet: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Vulnerability...


This article presents what it claims is the generally accepted approach, makes a viable case for why the author thinks it should be the generally accepted approach, but doesn’t actually back up why they think it really is generally accepted.

A reminder that coordinated disclosure is an option but if you’ve identified a security problem outside of contracted work, you can make your own assessment about how you proceed.




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