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CVE-2023-38009


IBM Cognos Mobile Client 1.1 iOS may be vulnerable to information disclosure through man in the middle techniques due to the lack of certificate pinning.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.2, but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from ibm, from apple, from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2025-01-26T16:15:30.033

Last Modified

2025-08-18T17:57:33.777

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-295

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm cognos_analytics 1.1 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os - No
Operating System google android - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.