generated: '2026-08-14'
method: searched
probe: true
source: https://www.mindtickle.com/responsible-vulnerability-disclosure/
name: Mindtickle Responsible Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
description: >-
  Mindtickle publishes a full responsible-disclosure policy with a named scope
  (explicitly including the Open API at api.mindtickle.com), an exclusion list,
  researcher guidelines, a single reporting address, CFAA/DMCA safe harbour, and
  a published hall of fame naming 26 researchers. Bug-bounty awards exist but
  are discretionary and limited to critical/high-impact findings.

policy:
- https://www.mindtickle.com/responsible-vulnerability-disclosure/
contact:
- infosec@mindtickle.com
security_policy: https://www.mindtickle.com/security/policy/

scope:
- admin.mindtickle.com (platform admin site)
- '*.mindtickle.com (platform learning sites and other platform pages)'
- api.mindtickle.com (Open API)
- iOS mobile application
- Android mobile application

exclusions:
- Denial of Service (DoS) / Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
- Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)
- WordPress XML-RPC.php
- Server-side request forgery (SSRF)
- Brute force attack on any page
- Session timeout (configured per customer)
- Masqueraded file upload via extension change
- Upload/download of viruses or malicious files
- Rate limiting restrictions imposed by the platform or API
- Missing captcha
- Browser autocomplete / saved passwords
- Known third-party library vulnerabilities not exploitable on the platform
- Missing HTTP security headers with no demonstrated threat
- Missing Secure/HTTPOnly flags on non-sensitive cookies
- Learning site settings enumeration of non-sensitive information
- Fingerprinting, host header and banner grabbing
- Descriptive error messages (stack traces, server responses)
- Social engineering (phishing, vishing)
- Physical security of offices or personnel

bug_bounty:
  offered: true
  program: self-managed
  platform: null
  discretionary: true
  eligibility: critical / high impact vulnerabilities that penetrate systems or affect customer data
  note: >-
    No HackerOne, Bugcrowd or Intigriti program was found. Awards are granted,
    modified or denied at Mindtickle's discretion and the reporter carries the
    tax liability.

safe_harbor:
  offered: true
  statutes: [Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)]

hall_of_fame:
  published: true
  url: https://www.mindtickle.com/responsible-vulnerability-disclosure/
  researchers_named: 26

security_txt:
  served: false
  note: >-
    No RFC 9116 security.txt is served on any Mindtickle host. www.mindtickle.com
    answers /.well-known/security.txt with HTTP 200 carrying its own 404 HTML page
    (a soft-404, not a document); api.mindtickle.com returns 400 and
    app.mindtickle.com returns 404. Publishing a security.txt pointing at
    infosec@mindtickle.com and the policy URL would be a one-file fix.

evidence:
- source: https://www.mindtickle.com/responsible-vulnerability-disclosure/
  http_status: 200
  kind: disclosure-policy
  keywords: [responsible disclosure, vulnerability, bug bounty, safe harbor, infosec@]
- source: https://www.mindtickle.com/security/policy/
  http_status: 200
  kind: security-policy
- source: https://www.mindtickle.com/.well-known/security.txt
  http_status: 200
  kind: security.txt
  real_document: false
  note: soft-404 HTML shell, not an RFC 9116 document