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FKIE_CVE-2023-31173

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-08-31 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:56
Severity
7.7 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@selinc.comhttps://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/external-reports/Vendor Advisory
security@selinc.comhttps://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/external-reports/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/Not Applicable
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
selinc sel-5037_sel_grid_configurator *
microsoft windows -
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