# 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, de

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-writediarycom-cve-2017-15581.html
- https://gist.github.com/anonymous/603b89f864a71426042b167cab557efa

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