U.S. Dept Of Defense · Report #2926447
Public google drive link Exposes Military Orders Containing PII (Name, SSN etc..) and Operational Details
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24 Jan 2025disclosed
How it was found
Description:
I found google drive link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/█████████ at https://████████.aspx?Mode=ReadOnly&Id=90dd0d3b-0ed1-e76b-128f-11ebc799ba55 contains pdfs at '/████ Internal/Orders' that discloses the following PII:
Full Name: ███████ Social Security Number (SSN): ███████ Home Address: ████, ██████ Marital Status: Married, 3 dependents (M03 in January 2021 orders; S00 in earlier orders) Security Clearance Level: ███
How to reproduce
- Navigate to
https://██████.aspx?Mode=ReadOnly&Id=90dd0d3b-0ed1-e76b-128f-11ebc799ba55. - Below the page you will find
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/█████████. - Go to
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/███████. - Open folder named
███████ Internal. 5.Navigate to folder namedOrders. - You will find the pdfs that discloses PII data as shown below in screen shots.
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Impact
- Privacy Violation: Exposes PII of personnel, violating privacy laws such as the U.S. Privacy Act of 1974.
- Identity Theft and Fraud: Information like SSNs and home addresses can be used for malicious purposes.
System Host(s)
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Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
https://█████████.aspx?Mode=ReadOnly&Id=90dd0d3b-0ed1-e76b-128f-11ebc799ba55
CVE Numbers
Steps to Reproduce
- Navigate to
https://██████.aspx?Mode=ReadOnly&Id=90dd0d3b-0ed1-e76b-128f-11ebc799ba55. - Below the page you will find
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/█████. - Go to
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/███. - Open folder named
███ Internal. 5.Navigate to folder namedOrders. - You will find the pdfs that discloses PII data as shown below in screen shots.
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Suggested Mitigation/Remediation Actions
Remove the folder or make it private at least