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CVE-2023-31175

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Published: Aug 31, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-250
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-250CWE-269

Affected Products

SEL-5037 SEL Grid ConfiguratorSchweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesICS / OT / IoT
sel-5037 sel grid configuratorselinc
SEL-5037 SEL Grid ConfiguratorSchweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Embedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
schweitzer engineering laboratoriescommercialUSICS / OT / IoT
schweitzer engineering laboratories, inc.commercialUSICS / OT / IoT

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/external-reports/
selinc.com
https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/
nozominetworks.com
https://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/external-reports/
selinc.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 31, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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