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

DO NOT create a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities.

Instead, please report security vulnerabilities through one of the following channels:

1. GitHub Security Advisories (Preferred):

   • Navigate to the Security tab
   • Click "Report a vulnerability"
   • Fill out the advisory form with details

2. Email:

   • Send details to: [security contact to be added]
   • Use PGP encryption if possible (key available on request)

3. Security Platform:

   • [Platform details to be configured if applicable]

When reporting a vulnerability, please include:

• Description of the vulnerability
• Steps to reproduce the issue
• Potential impact assessment
• Affected versions or components
• Suggested fix (if you have one)
• Your contact information for follow-up

We are committed to responding promptly to security reports:

Note: Complex vulnerabilities may require additional time. We will keep you informed of progress.

We provide security updates for the following versions:

Recommendation: Always use the latest stable release from the main branch.

1. Immediate response within 24 hours
2. Emergency patch released within 72 hours
3. Public disclosure coordinated with reporter
4. Security advisory published on GitHub

1. Acknowledge within 48 hours
2. Patch included in next scheduled release (or sooner)
3. Security advisory published after patch is available

1. Triage within 5 business days
2. Fix scheduled for upcoming release
3. Documented in changelog and release notes

We follow coordinated disclosure:

1. Reporter notifies us of vulnerability
2. We acknowledge and investigate
3. We develop and test a fix
4. We notify the reporter when fix is ready
5. We release the fix to all supported versions
6. Public disclosure occurs 7-14 days after fix release

We will credit security researchers who report vulnerabilities responsibly (unless they prefer to remain anonymous).

We appreciate the security research community and will:

• ✅ Publicly acknowledge your contribution (with your permission)
• ✅ Credit you in the security advisory and release notes
• ✅ List you in our security Hall of Fame (if you wish)
• ✅ Provide swag/recognition (for significant findings)

Note: This is not a bug bounty program, but we deeply value your contributions.

If you're contributing to this project:

• ✅ Use environment variables for sensitive configuration
• ✅ Never commit secrets (API keys, passwords, tokens)
• ✅ Validate all user input at system boundaries
• ✅ Use parameterized queries to prevent SQL injection
• ✅ Enable HTTPS/TLS for all network communication
• ✅ Keep dependencies updated (Dependabot monitors this)
• ✅ Run security scans before submitting PRs
• ✅ Follow least privilege principle for permissions

• ❌ Don't disable security features without discussion
• ❌ Don't use deprecated packages with known vulnerabilities
• ❌ Don't bypass authentication/authorization checks
• ❌ Don't log sensitive data (passwords, tokens, PII)
• ❌ Don't use weak cryptography (MD5, SHA1 for security)
• ❌ Don't trust client-side validation alone

This repository has the following security measures in place:

• ✅ Dependabot - Automated dependency vulnerability scanning (weekly)
• ✅ CodeQL - Static analysis for JavaScript and Python
• ✅ Semgrep - Policy-as-code security scanning
• ✅ Gitleaks - Secret scanning in commits and PRs
• ✅ Trivy - Container and filesystem vulnerability scanning
• ✅ SBOM Generation - Software Bill of Materials (CycloneDX)
• ✅ SLSA Provenance - Supply chain integrity attestations

All pull requests must pass:

• ✅ Security workflow (ci-security.yml)
• ✅ SBOM scan with critical severity cutoff
• ✅ Secret scanning (blocking)
• ✅ License compliance checks
• ✅ Code quality and linting

Note: Security checks are mandatory and cannot be bypassed without security team approval.

The following vulnerabilities are documented and accepted with mitigations:

See docs/security/CVE-2022-24434-MITIGATION.md for details.

The following CVEs are in the audit ignore list with documented justification:

• CVE-2024-22363 - [Justification to be documented]
• CVE-2023-30533 - [Justification to be documented]

This project implements multiple layers of security:

1. Network Layer: TLS/HTTPS, rate limiting, WAF
2. Application Layer: Input validation, output encoding, CSRF protection
3. Data Layer: Encryption at rest, parameterized queries, least privilege
4. Infrastructure Layer: Container security, secrets management, network policies
5. Supply Chain: SBOM, provenance, signed commits, pinned dependencies

Key threats we defend against:

• Injection attacks (SQL, command, XSS, etc.)
• Authentication/authorization bypass
• Sensitive data exposure
• Supply chain compromise
• Denial of service
• Insecure dependencies

This project aligns with:

• OWASP Top 10 (2021) mitigation strategies
• CWE Top 25 awareness and prevention
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework principles
• SLSA Level 2+ supply chain security
• SSDF (Secure Software Development Framework)

For security-related questions or concerns:

• Security Team: [Contact to be configured]
• GPG Key: Available on request
• Response Time: Within 48 hours during business days

• Security Sweep Report
• Security Posture Documentation
• CVE Mitigation Strategies
• Security Workflow

Last Updated: 2026-01-02 Next Review: Quarterly (2026-04-01)