Is CVE-2023-31173 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-31173 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-31173?

CVE-2023-31173 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-31173?

CVE-2023-31173 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (10th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-31173?

Upgrade sel-5037 sel grid configurator to 4.5.0.20 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-31173

HIGH

7.7

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

Remediation Available

sel-5037 sel grid configuratorNVD

Affected:< 4.5.0.20Fixed in:4.5.0.20CVE-2023-31173derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

selinc.com

Other references1

nozominetworks.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2022-26138	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-3272	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-30406	Critical	9.0	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-28987	Critical	9.1	93%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-15976	Critical	9.8	93%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20439	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.