opensourcepos/SECURITY.md

• Security Policy
  • Supported Versions
  • Security Advisories
  • Reporting a Vulnerability
  • Disclosure Process

Security Policy

Supported Versions

We release patches for security vulnerabilities.

Version	Supported
>= 3.4.3	✅
< 3.4.3	❌

Security Advisories

For a complete list of published and draft security advisories with CVE details, see our GitHub Security Advisories page.

Reporting a Vulnerability

Option 1: GitHub Security Advisory (Preferred)

1. Create a draft security advisory directly on GitHub:

   • Go to https://github.com/opensourcepos/opensourcepos/security/advisories
   • Click "New draft security advisory"
   • Fill in the vulnerability details using our template below
   • Submit as draft (not published)

2. Notify us for triage:

   • Send an email to jeroen@steganos.dev with:
     • Subject: [GHSA] Brief description of vulnerability
     • Link to the draft advisory
     • Brief summary

Option 2: Email Report

Send vulnerability details to jeroen@steganos.dev.

You will receive a response within 48 hours. Confirmed vulnerabilities will be patched within a few days depending on complexity.

Disclosure Process

Timeline

Step	Timeline	Action
1. Report received	Day 0	We acknowledge within 48 hours
2. Triage & confirmation	Day 1-3	We validate the vulnerability
3. Fix development	Day 3-7	We develop and test the fix
4. Patch release	Day 7-10	We release a security patch
5. CVE request	Day 7-14	We request CVE from GitHub (if applicable)
6. Advisory published	Day 14	We publish the advisory with credit
7. Public disclosure	Day 14+	Full disclosure after patch release

CVE Process

We request CVE identifiers through GitHub's security advisory system. This is the preferred and easiest method:

1. After we confirm and fix the vulnerability, we'll request a CVE through GitHub
2. GitHub coordinates with MITRE on our behalf
3. The CVE is automatically linked to the advisory
4. You'll be credited as the reporter in the published advisory

Already have a CVE? If you've already obtained a CVE from another source (e.g., VulDB, CVE.MITRE.ORG), please include it in your report or advisory. We'll update our advisory to reference the existing CVE.

No Bug Bounty Program

Important: Open Source Point of Sale does not offer a bug bounty program.

• All security research and vulnerability triage is done on a voluntary basis in our free time
• We do not offer monetary rewards for vulnerability reports
• We do credit reporters in published advisories (unless anonymity is requested)
• We greatly appreciate the security research community's efforts to help improve project security

Security Best Practices for Researchers

• Do not access, modify, or delete data that doesn't belong to you
• Do not perform denial of service attacks
• Do not publicly disclose vulnerabilities before we've had time to fix them
• Do provide sufficient information to reproduce the vulnerability
• Do allow us reasonable time to fix before public disclosure
• Do report through official channels (GitHub advisories or email)

Vulnerability Template

When creating a draft advisory, please include:

## Summary
[Brief description of the vulnerability]

## Impact
- **Confidentiality:** [High/Medium/Low - what data can be exposed]
- **Integrity:** [High/Medium/Low - what can be modified]
- **Availability:** [High/Medium/Low - service disruption potential]
- **Privilege Required:** [None/Low/High - authentication level needed]
- **CVSS v3.1:** [Score] ([Vector string])

## Details
[Technical details about the vulnerability]

**Affected Code:**
```php
// Path to affected file and vulnerable code

Attack Vector: [How an attacker can exploit this]

Proof of Concept

# Steps to reproduce

Patch

[Suggested fix or approach]

Affected Versions

• OpenSourcePOS X.Y.Z and earlier

Credit

[Your GitHub username or preferred name]

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**Thank you to all security researchers who have contributed to making Open Source Point of Sale more secure.** Your voluntary efforts help protect thousands of users worldwide and contribute to a safer, more trustworthy free and open-source software ecosystem. We deeply appreciate your responsible disclosure and the time you invest in improving our project.

If you've reported a vulnerability and would like to discuss CVE coordination or have questions about the process, please reach out to us at [jeroen@steganos.dev](mailto:jeroen@steganos.dev).