This document outlines security procedures and general policies for the Dataverse project.
The Dataverse team and community takes all security vulnerabilities seriously. Thank you for improving the security of our open source software. We appreciate your efforts and responsible disclosure and will make every effort to acknowledge your contributions.
Report security vulnerabilities by emailing the Dataverse team at:
The lead maintainer will acknowledge your email within 24 hours and will send a more detailed response within 48 hours indicating the next steps in handling your report. After the initial reply to your report, the security team will endeavor to keep you informed of the progress towards a fix and full announcement, and may ask for additional information or guidance.
Report security vulnerabilities in third-party modules to the person or team maintaining the module.
When the security team receives a security bug report, they will assign it to a primary handler. This person will coordinate the fix and release process, involving the following steps:
- Confirm the problem.
- Audit code to find any potential similar problems.
- Prepare fixes and release them as fast as possible.