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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.
NVD Status: Analyzed ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2023-38009
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-38009 is rated Low Risk (24.8/100) : CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-38009
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-03-06
0.01%
0.08%
+0.07%
2
2025-03-17
0.05%
0.01%
-0.04%
3
2025-01-27
—
0.05%
—
Full EPSS history
(3 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-38009
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
4.2
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
0.5
3.6
[email protected]
5.9
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.2
3.6
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-38009
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-38009
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
ibm
cognos_analytics
1.1
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2023-38009
cvelogic
Threat Intelligence