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Ask HN: Is there "security issue notification for dummies?" (I discovered a hole...now what?)
Pardon me for this question, but I recently discovered a major security issue in OpenWebmail (it gives out full access to users' mailboxes in referrer URL), and I don't know how to handle it. How should people notify security professionals about such issues?
I notified one of the providers that uses OpenWebmail about this, and I tried to find contact information on OpenWebmail website, but couldn't.
So my question is: how people outside the security community should handle important security information? Should we disclosure it? Should we notify security experts? Websites?
Maybe I did a mistake writing about it? :-) I don't know. Please educate me.
Thank you!
- cperciva 18y agoGenerally the best approach is to contact someone who is part of the security world -- they'll both know how to approach the right people and have the credibility to get people to listen.
- gaius 18y agoContact CERT - www.cert.org
- dchest 18y agoThanks! The contact form is here: https://forms.cert.org/VulReport/ https://forms.cert.org/VulReport/ edit: and I've submitted the report.