What should I do when GitHub Dependabot alerts flag a security issue in a third-party package that the original author has completely abandoned and no longer updates?
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What should I do when GitHub Dependabot alerts flag a security issue in a third-party package that the original author has completely abandoned and no longer updates?
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GitHub Dependabot alerts dismiss reasons dependency abandoned security vulnerability guidanceGoogle ↗
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OWASP third party dependency management abandoned software vulnerable dependencies mitigation fork replaceGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
GitHub docs Dependabot security updates private fork vulnerable dependencyGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
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GitHub Dependabot alerts dismiss reasons dependency abandoned security vulnerability guidance Google ↗
OWASP third party dependency management abandoned software vulnerable dependencies mitigation fork replace Google ↗
GitHub docs Dependabot security updates private fork vulnerable dependency Google ↗
- docs/content/code-security/how-tos/manage-security-alerts/manage-dependabot-alerts/view-dependabot-alerts.md at main · github/docs · github.com
- Viewing and updating Dependabot alerts · docs.github.com
- GitHub – Understanding Dependabot alerts · docs.github.com
- GitHub – Managing and dismissing alerts · docs.github.com
- GitHub – Dependabot security updates · docs.github.com
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| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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GitHub Dependabot alerts dismiss reasons dependency abandoned security vulnerability guidance OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
OWASP third party dependency management abandoned software vulnerable dependencies mitigation fork replace OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
GitHub docs Dependabot security updates private fork vulnerable dependency OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |