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Questions-Payment Methods</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div data-uk-accordion> <div class="sidenav-accordion " > <span class="sidenav-accordion__title-tag sidenav-title-link--truncate-text sidenav-accordion__title" > <strong> Disclosure </strong> </span> <a class="uk-accordion-title sidenav-accordion__title__toggle" href="#" data-proofer-ignore > <span>Expand to see sub-pages</span> </a> <ul class="uk-nav uk-nav-default doc-nav uk-accordion-content sidenav-accordion__content" > <li class=""> <a class="sidenav-title-link" href="/researchers/disclosure/disclosure/" title="Public Disclosure Policy"> <span class="sidenav-title-link--truncate-text">Public Disclosure Policy</span> </a> </li> <li class=""> <a class="sidenav-title-link" href="/researchers/disclosure/disclosing-submissions/" title="Disclosing Submissions"> <span class="sidenav-title-link--truncate-text">Disclosing Submissions</span> </a> </li> <li class=""> <a class="sidenav-title-link" 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They change throughout the triage process, depending on the impact and report structure.</p> <p>When you create a submission, its status will always be “New.” Once an assigned Application Security Engineer has reviewed the submission, the substate will be updated.</p> <p>There are three categories of statuses: open, accepted, and rejected. Within each category are the following substates:</p> <h2 id="open"> <a class="anchor" href="#open" aria-hidden="true"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Open</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align: left">Substate</th> <th style="text-align: left">Is a Valid Submission?</th> <th style="text-align: left">Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">New</td> <td style="text-align: left">N/A</td> <td style="text-align: left">A submission that has not been reviewed or assigned a status.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Triaged</td> <td style="text-align: left">N/A</td> <td style="text-align: left">A submission that may be valid, but needs to be reviewed again and validated.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="accepted"> <a class="anchor" href="#accepted" aria-hidden="true"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Accepted</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align: left">Substate</th> <th style="text-align: left">Is a Valid Submission?</th> <th style="text-align: left">Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Unresolved</td> <td style="text-align: left">Valid</td> <td style="text-align: left">A valid submission that needs to be fixed by the Program Owners.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Resolved</td> <td style="text-align: left">Valid</td> <td style="text-align: left">A valid submission that has been fixed by the Program Owners.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="rejected"> <a class="anchor" href="#rejected" aria-hidden="true"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Rejected</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align: left">Substate</th> <th style="text-align: left">Is a Valid Submission?</th> <th style="text-align: left">Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Out of Scope</td> <td style="text-align: left">Invalid</td> <td style="text-align: left">A submission which is rejected because it is not in scope with the criteria outlined in the bounty brief.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Not Reproducible</td> <td style="text-align: left">Invalid</td> <td style="text-align: left">A submission which is rejected because the vulnerability cannot be reproduced based on the information given.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Informational</td> <td style="text-align: left">Valid</td> <td style="text-align: left">A submission that is rejected because it is seen as an accepted business risk, does not impact the organization, or users of the target.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Not Applicable</td> <td style="text-align: left">N/A</td> <td style="text-align: left">A submission that does not apply to the target or application.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <hr class="uk-margin-medium">   </article> <script> // Table of contents scroll to UIkit.scroll('#markdown-toc a', { duration: 400, offset: 120 }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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href="/researchers/participating-in-program/reviewing-bounty-briefs/viewing-known-issues/">Viewing Known Issues</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> <li class=""> <div data-uk-accordion> <div class="sidenav-accordion "> <a class="sidenav-accordion__title sidenav-title-link--truncate-text" href="/researchers/participating-in-program/your-bugcrowdninja-email-address/" title="Your @bugcrowdninja Email"> Your @bugcrowdninja Email </a> <a class="uk-accordion-title sidenav-accordion__title__toggle" href="#" data-proofer-ignore><span>Expand to see sub-pages</span></a> <ul class="uk-accordion-content sidenav-accordion__content"> <li class="sidenav-accordion__link "> <a href="/researchers/participating-in-program/your-bugcrowdninja-email-address/email-filter/">Email Filter</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> <li class=""> <a class="sidenav-title-link" href="/researchers/participating-in-program/credentials/" title="Credentials"> <span class="sidenav-title-link--truncate-text">Credentials</span> 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title="Featured Collections"> <span class="sidenav-title-link--truncate-text">Featured Collections</span> </a> </li> <li class=""> <a class="sidenav-title-link" href="/researchers/engagement-management/hiding-and-unhiding-an-engagement/" title="Hiding and Unhiding an Engagement"> <span class="sidenav-title-link--truncate-text">Hiding and Unhiding an Engagement</span> </a> </li> <li class=""> <a class="sidenav-title-link" href="/researchers/engagement-management/viewing-known-issues/" title="Viewing Known Issues"> <span class="sidenav-title-link--truncate-text">Viewing Known Issues</span> </a> </li> <li class=""> <a class="sidenav-title-link" href="/researchers/engagement-management/signing-nda-for-program/" title="NDA for Private Engagements"> <span class="sidenav-title-link--truncate-text">NDA for Private Engagements</span> </a> </li> <li class=""> <a class="sidenav-title-link" href="/researchers/engagement-management/two-factor-authentication-compliance/" title="Two-Factor 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href="/researchers/reporting-managing-submissions/reporting-a-bug/" title="Reporting a Bug"> Reporting a Bug </a> <a class="uk-accordion-title sidenav-accordion__title__toggle" href="#" data-proofer-ignore><span>Expand to see sub-pages</span></a> <ul class="uk-accordion-content sidenav-accordion__content"> <li class="sidenav-accordion__link "> <a href="/researchers/reporting-managing-submissions/reporting-a-bug/submitting-vulnerability-using-embedded-form/">Submitting a Vulnerability Using Embedded Form</a> </li> <li class="sidenav-accordion__link "> <a href="/researchers/reporting-managing-submissions/reporting-a-bug/submitting-vulnerability-through-email/">Reporting Vulnerabilities Through Email</a> </li> <li class="sidenav-accordion__link "> <a href="/researchers/reporting-managing-submissions/reporting-a-bug/embedded-images-for-submissions-and-comments/">Embedded Images for Submissions and Comments</a> </li> <li class="sidenav-accordion__link "> <a href="/researchers/reporting-managing-submissions/reporting-a-bug/submission-collaboration/">Researcher Collaboration</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> <li class=""> <div data-uk-accordion> <div class="sidenav-accordion "> <a class="sidenav-accordion__title sidenav-title-link--truncate-text" href="/researchers/reporting-managing-submissions/submission-page/" title="Submission Page"> Submission Page </a> <a class="uk-accordion-title sidenav-accordion__title__toggle" href="#" data-proofer-ignore><span>Expand to see sub-pages</span></a> <ul class="uk-accordion-content sidenav-accordion__content"> <li class="sidenav-accordion__link "> <a href="/researchers/reporting-managing-submissions/submission-page/filtering-submissions/">Filtering Submissions</a> </li> <li class="sidenav-accordion__link "> <a href="/researchers/reporting-managing-submissions/submission-page/submission-blockers/">Blockers</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> <li class="uk-active"> <a class="sidenav-title-link" 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