PDF Redaction Vulnerability

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January 17, 2022
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I have found a vulnerability that enabled an individual's redacted name and email address to be found from a publicly posted PDF. This is a serious security vulnerability for those using Acrobat's Redaction feature. Where may I contact the dev or bug bounty team?

Aidan

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try67

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Can you post an example file that demonstrates this bug? Also include the original file and the exact steps you took, please.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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When you redact, one of the options is to "sanitize" the document. If you skipped this step, information could be left in the document.

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Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com

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Although the visible text might have been redacted, was that information still left in the PDF's metadata?

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Bernd Alheit

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Where have you found the name and address?

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