What is CVE-2017-15581?

CVE-2017-15581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Writediary Diary With Lock, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-15581?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Writediary Diary With Lock

CVE-2017-15581

In the "Diary with lock" (aka WriteDiary) application 4.72 for Android, neither HTTPS nor other encryption is used for transmitting data, despite the documentation that the product is intended for "a personal journal of ... secrets and feelings," which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network during LoginActivity or NoteActivity execution.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Writediary Diary_with_lock — versions 4.72
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15581?: CVE-2017-15581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Writediary Diary With Lock, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-15581?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.