CVE-2023-31169 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-31169

Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding

Vulnerability Description

An Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software could allow an attacker to embed instructions that could be executed by an authorized device operator. See Instruction Manual Appendix A and Appendix E dated 20230615 for more details. This issue affects SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software: through 7.1.3.0.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Gabriele Quagliarella of Nozomi Networks

References

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Affected Vendor

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

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Affected Software

SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 31st, 2023
Last Modified: September 27th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-176

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.