CVE-2024-40239 Auth bypass in n/a
A physically proximate attacker can bypass fingerprint authentication in the Life: Personal Diary Android app to escalate privileges and access private data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-40239?
CVE-2024-40239 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40239?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hitbytes Life.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40239?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-40239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmxq-gq3m-xgpf.