Yoast · Vulnerability Disclosure

Yoast Vulnerability Disclosure

Vulnerability disclosure

Yoast runs a coordinated vulnerability disclosure program on Hackerone. A machine-readable /.well-known/security.txt is served. A dedicated security contact is published.

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Program: Hackerone security.txt present

Disclosure Policy

Policy
https://yoast.com/security-program/

Security Contact

Contact
mailto:security@yoast.com

Source

Vulnerability Disclosure

Raw ↑ 
generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
probe: true
source: https://yoast.com/security-program/
security_txt: well-known/yoast-security.txt
policy:
  - https://yoast.com/security-program/
contact:
  - mailto:security@yoast.com
preferred_languages: en
expires: '2028-12-31T23:00:00Z'
bug_bounty:
  offered: true
  self_hosted: true
  platform: null
  note: >-
    Yoast runs the programme itself and takes reports by email; it is not listed on
    HackerOne, Bugcrowd or Intigriti.
  severity_model: CVSS
  severity_calculation_required: true
  rewards:
    - severity: Critical
      amount: 2000
      currency: USD
    - severity: High
      amount: 1000
      currency: USD
    - severity: Medium
      amount: 300
      currency: USD
    - severity: Low
      amount: 150
      currency: USD
    - severity: Informative
      amount: 0
      currency: USD
  response_targets:
    first_response: 3 business days
    triage: 10 business days
    payment: 10 business days after triage
scope:
  in_scope:
    - Yoast SEO (free)
    - Yoast SEO Premium
    - Yoast WooCommerce SEO
    - Yoast Local SEO
    - Yoast Video SEO
    - Yoast News SEO
    - Yoast SEO for Shopify
    - Yoast free tools
  out_of_scope:
    - the Yoast website
    - the Yoast customer portal (my.yoast.com)
  note: >-
    Website and customer portal are excluded from the bounty, though Yoast asks that
    severe flaws there still be reported.
disclosure:
  coordinated: true
  policy_quote: >-
    Please do not discuss any vulnerabilities (even resolved ones) without express
    consent.
  safe_harbor_published: false
evidence:
  - source: https://yoast.com/.well-known/security.txt
    kind: security.txt (live probe)
    http_status: 200
  - source: https://yoast.com/security-program/
    kind: published security program + bug bounty
    http_status: 200

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