PT-2023-5213 · Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories · Acselerator Quickset

Gabriele Quagliarella · Published 2023-06-15 · Updated 2023-09-05 · CVE-2023-31169

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.7

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software versions through 7.1.3.0

Description The issue is related to an improper handling of Unicode encoding, which could allow an attacker to embed instructions that could be executed by an authorized device operator. This could potentially enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. For more details, refer to the Instruction Manual Appendix A and Appendix E dated 20230615.

Recommendations For versions through 7.1.3.0, update to a version that addresses the improper handling of Unicode encoding issue, as described in the Instruction Manual Appendix A and Appendix E dated 20230615. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-755

CWE-176

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05821

CVE-2023-31169

Affected Products

Acselerator Quickset

References · 7

• https://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/external-reports · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31169 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05821 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31169 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69568 · Telegram Post
• https://nozominetworks.com/blog/9-new-vulnerabilities-impact-schweitzer-engineering-labs-software · Note
• https://nozominetworks.com/blog · Note