# CVE-2023-31172: Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements

> An attacker can embed malicious instructions in SEL acSELerator QuickSet files that execute when opened by an authorized operator.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vv7j-wqvh-7jxq

## What is CVE-2023-31172?

CVE-2023-31172 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software, published on 31 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements 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.

Weakness: CWE-791 (Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31172?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Selinc Sel-5030 Acselerator Quickset.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-31172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-31172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software

- [CVE-2023-31170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31170/): Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-31171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31171/): Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-31168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31168/): Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-31169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31169/): Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-31172 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-31172 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software, published on 31 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31172/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31172
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31172
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31172

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