Browsing security vulnerabilities in the GitHub Advisory Databaseโ
The GitHub Advisory Database allows you to browse or search for vulnerabilities that affect open source projects on GitHub.
About alerts for vulnerable dependenciesโ
GitHub sends GitHub Dependabot alerts when we detect vulnerabilities affecting your repository.
Configuring GitHub Dependabot security updatesโ
You can use GitHub Dependabot security updates or manual pull requests to easily update vulnerable dependencies.
Viewing and updating vulnerable dependencies in your repositoryโ
If GitHub discovers vulnerable dependencies in your project, you can view them on the Dependabot alerts tab of your repository. Then, you can update your project to resolve or dismiss the vulnerability.
Troubleshooting the detection of vulnerable dependenciesโ
If the dependency information reported by GitHub is not what you expected, there are a number of points to consider, and various things you can check.