# CVE-2005-4274: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service by locking out user accounts via unspecified authentication and form input vectors in Business Objects WebIntelligence.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mfcq-4jh5-jjj3

## What is CVE-2005-4274?

CVE-2005-4274 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Business Objects WebIntelligence 6.5x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (user account lock out) via unknown attack vectors related to "authentication mechanisms" and "form input."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4274?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Businessobjects Webintelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-4274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-4274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2003-1249](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1249/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-4274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-4274 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4274/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-4274

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4274/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.