U.S. Dept Of Defense · Report #693943
SSN leak due to editable slides
Validstatus
criticalseverity
14upvotes
14 May 2020disclosed
How it was found
Summary: A presentation slide contains a screenshot of a records brief which contains an SSN Description: The slides try to redact the PII of the records with a blue block but we can remove it by editing the slides to remove the offending blue block
Impact
Critical
Step-by-step Reproduction Instructions
We can see an officer record brief, but the area with the SSN is blocked. We can make a copy of the file and edit it to remove the blue block thus allowing us to see the SSN https://█████████/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/███████ Slide 84 ███████ █████████
Product, Version, and Configuration (If applicable)
N/A
Suggested Mitigation/Remediation Actions
Purge Doc
Impact
Identity theft