Do not open a public issue for security vulnerabilities.
Email: security@thehibalance.org (or hi@thehibalance.org if the security address isn't active yet)
Include:
- Description of the vulnerability
- Steps to reproduce
- Impact (what can an attacker do?)
- Suggested fix if you have one
We acknowledge within 48 hours and aim to patch critical vulnerabilities within 7 days.
api.thehibalance.org— the REST APIthehibalance.org— the main website- Chrome Extension (published on Chrome Web Store)
- iOS App (published on App Store)
- All code in this repository
- Third-party data providers (SEC, EPA, etc.) — report to them directly
- Self-hosted deployments of this code by others
- Scoring accuracy complaints — use score-challenge issues
- Data exfiltration — anything that could leak user PII (though we don't collect much)
- API abuse — rate limit bypasses, unauthorized write access
- Extension injection — XSS, content-script escape, CSP bypass
- Supply chain — malicious dependencies, typosquatting
- Key leakage — if you find an API key in our commits, report it immediately
- Missing security headers on marketing pages with no user input
- "X-Powered-By" header disclosures
- Rate limits as observed (these are by design)
- Clickjacking on
thehibalance.org(all content is public) - SPF/DMARC configs on non-transactional domains
We don't currently run a bounty program. We will:
- Publicly credit you in a SECURITY_THANKS.md file (if you want)
- Send swag once we have swag
- Owe you a beer
Not currently set up. Use email.
Thank you for making HI Grade™ safer.