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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Writediary Diary With Lock — versions 4.72
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-writediarycom-cve-2017-15581.html (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gist.github.com/anonymous/603b89f864a71426042b167cab557efa (Third Party Advisory, 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.