CVE-2023-31169 Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
An attacker can embed malicious instructions in Unicode encoding to execute code when an authorized operator interacts with the software.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-31169?
CVE-2023-31169 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software, published on 31 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software could allow an attacker to embed instructions that could be executed by an authorized device operator.
See Instruction Manual Appendix A and Appendix E dated 20230615 for more details. This issue affects SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software: through 7.1.3.0.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31169?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Selinc Sel-5030 Acselerator Quickset.
How do I fix CVE-2023-31169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2023-31169 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31169 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpxj-9prg-35ww.