# CVE-2024-40239: An incorrect access control issue in Life: Personal Diary, Journal android app 17.5.0 allows a physically proximate attacker to escalate pri

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-11-08 · Updated: 2024-11-13

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An incorrect access control issue in Life: Personal Diary, Journal android app 17.5.0 allows a physically proximate attacker to escalate privileges via the fingerprint authentication function.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hitbytes.minidiarynotes
- https://zzzxiin.github.io/post/life-personal-diary/

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