# CVE-2023-31173: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

> Hard-coded credentials in SEL Grid Configurator allow attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the application.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hq4f-92jf-28x7

## What is CVE-2023-31173?

CVE-2023-31173 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator, published on 31 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31173?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Selinc Sel-5037 Sel Grid Configurator.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-31173?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-31173 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31173 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator

- [CVE-2023-31175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31175/): Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-34392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34392/): Missing Authentication for Critical Function (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2023-31174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31174/): Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-31173 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-31173 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator, published on 31 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31173 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator. 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-2023-31173/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31173/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31173
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31173
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31173

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.