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TI-2023-14885 Aliases CVE-2023-31175GHSA-84qj-w5f9-c492

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator could allow an attacker to run system commands with the highest level privilege on the system. 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00432 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories): 4.5.0.20

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesSEL-5037 SEL Grid Configuratorbefore 4.5.0.204.5.0.20Patch availableCNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:selinc:sel-5037_sel_grid_configurator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.5.0.20VulnerableSchweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories) Fixed in 4.5.0.20

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator 4.5.0.20

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-17222 Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2023-14883 Use of hard-coded credentials in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid…Priority LOW 38
    • TI-2023-14884 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL…Priority LOW 32
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31175
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84qj-w5f9-c492

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2023-17222 Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-14883 Use of hard-coded credentials in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2023-14884 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4

Sources

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