CVE-2024-55907
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Cognos Analytics Mobile 1.1 for iOS application could allow an attacker to reverse engineer the codebase to gain knowledge about the programming technique, interface, class definitions, algorithms and functions used due to weak obfuscation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Cognos Analytics Mobile 1.1 for iOS has weak obfuscation that allows attackers to reverse engineer the application and extract knowledge about its programming techniques, interface structures, class definitions, algorithms, and functions. This information disclosure enables further attacks by revealing implementation details.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 1.1.0, < 1.1.21CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check for IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile installationReview iOS device inventory or MDM/EMM console to confirm if IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile app is deployed on any iOS devicesAffected if The app is present on managed iOS devices
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Locate the installed version numberOn iOS device: go to Settings > Apps > IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile > Version information. Alternatively, query via MDM/EMM software inventory reportsAffected if A version number is displayed and can be recorded
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Compare version against affected rangeCheck if the installed version satisfies: version >= 1.1.0 AND version < 1.1.21Affected if Installed version is 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ..., or 1.1.20 (any version from 1.1.0 up to and including 1.1.20)
Environment is affected if IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile version 1.1.0 through 1.1.20 inclusive is installed on any iOS device
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.1.21
Implement stronger code obfuscation and application hardening for the iOS application using commercial obfuscation tools compatible with Swift/Objective-C, while ensuring functional testing confirms no regressions.
IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile version 1.1.21 for iOS
- Open the App Store on your iOS device
- Search for IBM Cognos Analytics Mobile
- Update the application to version 1.1.21 or later
- Verify the update was successful by checking the app version in Settings > Apps > Cognos Analytics Mobile
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-55907 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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