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SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Reporting a Vulnerability

If you discover a security vulnerability in this project, please report it responsibly.

Email: ivostoynovski@gmail.com

Include:

  • Description of the vulnerability
  • Steps to reproduce
  • Potential impact
  • Suggested fix (if any)

Do not open a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities.

Response Timeline

  • Acknowledgement: within 3 business days
  • Initial assessment: within 7 business days
  • Fix or mitigation: best effort, typically within 30 days for confirmed issues

Scope

In scope

  • Authentication and authorization flaws (OAuth token handling, HMAC verification)
  • Injection vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, command injection)
  • Secrets leaking into git history, logs, or client-side bundles
  • Rate-limiting bypasses
  • Email template injection

Out of scope

  • Vulnerabilities in upstream dependencies (report those to the relevant project)
  • Denial-of-service against the OpenKBS platform infrastructure
  • Social engineering
  • Issues that require physical access to the server

Supported Versions

Only the latest release on the main branch is supported with security fixes.

There aren’t any published security advisories