json-schema-org / json-schema-org/website

✨ Enhancement: Add SECURITY.md to define responsible vulnerability disclosure process

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✨ Enhancement Status: Triage
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

This repository currently does not define a security disclosure policy or a SECURITY.md file.

As a result, contributors who discover security vulnerabilities do not have clear guidance on how to report them responsibly. This can lead to sensitive issues being opened as public GitHub issues instead of being privately disclosed to maintainers.

Describe the solution you'd like

Introduce a SECURITY.md file that clearly defines:

  • How to report security vulnerabilities
  • A private contact method for responsible disclosure
  • Guidelines for handling and responding to such reports

This will help ensure security issues are handled appropriately and not exposed publicly before being fixed.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Without a SECURITY.md, contributors must rely on guesswork or open public issues for security concerns, which is not ideal for responsible disclosure.

Documenting this process in the repository is the standard and recommended approach for open-source projects.

Additional context

Many open-source projects include a SECURITY.md to guide contributors in reporting vulnerabilities responsibly. Adding one here will improve project governance and security practices.

Are you working on this?

Yes

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Create SECURITY.md and review the issue requirements for vulnerability reporting, a private contact method, and response guidance. Confirm the disclosure process and contact details with maintainers before writing it. Done means the repository contains a clear policy that directs contributors away from public issue reports.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
documentation, security
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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