CVE-2023-31173
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.7
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-31173- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-35489
7.7
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-35489- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hq4f-92jf-28x7
7.7
Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hq4f-92jf-28x7- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.7
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-31173- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-31173 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Sel-5037 Sel Grid Configurator, published August 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.