CVE-2023-31173 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-31173

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Vulnerability Description

Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator on Windows allows Authentication Bypass. See Instruction Manual Appendix A and Appendix E dated 20230615 for more details. This issue affects SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator: before 4.5.0.20.

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-5037 SEL Grid Configurator
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 31st, 2023
Last Modified: October 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-798

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation