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# Security Policy

Full details of the Automattic Security Policy can be found on [automattic.com](https://automattic.com/security/).

## Supported Versions

Generally, only the latest version of the extension has continued support.  In some cases, we may opt to backport critical vulnerabilities fixes to previous versions.

## Reporting a Vulnerability

WooCommerce.com Update Manager is an open-source plugin for WooCommerce. Our HackerOne program covers the plugin software.

**For responsible disclosure of security issues and to be eligible for our bug bounty program, please submit your report via the [HackerOne](https://hackerone.com/automattic) portal.**

_Please note that the **WordPress software is a separate entity** from Automattic. Please report vulnerabilities for WordPress through [the WordPress Foundation's HackerOne page](https://hackerone.com/wordpress)._

## Guidelines

We're committed to working with security researchers to resolve the vulnerabilities they discover. You can help us by following these guidelines:

*   Follow [HackerOne's disclosure guidelines](https://www.hackerone.com/disclosure-guidelines).
*   Pen-testing Production:
    *   Please **setup a local environment** instead whenever possible. Most of our code is open source (see above).
    *   If that's not possible, **limit any data access/modification** to the bare minimum necessary to reproduce a PoC.
    *   **_Don't_ automate form submissions!** That's very annoying for us, because it adds extra work for the volunteers who manage those systems, and reduces the signal/noise ratio in our communication channels.
    *   To be eligible for a