Security Resilience

CVE-2023-31172

Selinc Sel-5030 Acselerator Quickset ≤ 7.1.3.0

Published
31 August 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 5.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0035 26th percentile
Risk Priority 43 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-31172 is a medium-severity Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements (CWE-791) vulnerability in Selinc Sel-5030 Acselerator Quickset. Its CVSS base score is 5.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Junk Data (T1001.001); ranked at the 26th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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…

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dated 20230615 for more details. This issue affects SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software: through 7.1.3.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-791NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1001.001 Junk Data Command And Control
Adversaries may add junk data to protocols used for command and control to make detection more difficult.
attack.mitre.org →
T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation Command And Control
Adversaries may impersonate legitimate protocols or web service traffic to disguise command and control activity and thwart analysis efforts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.002 Security Account Manager Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to extract credential material from the Security Account Manager (SAM) database either through in-memory techniques or through the Windows Registry where the SAM database is stored.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.007 Proc Filesystem Credential Access
Adversaries may gather credentials from the proc filesystem or `/proc`.
attack.mitre.org →
T1008 Fallback Channels Command And Control
Adversaries may use fallback or alternate communication channels if the primary channel is compromised or inaccessible in order to maintain reliable command and control and to avoid data transfer thresholds.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-31171Same product: Selinc Sel-5030 Acselerator Quickset
CVE-2023-31169Same product: Selinc Sel-5030 Acselerator Quickset
CVE-2023-31168Same product: Selinc Sel-5030 Acselerator Quickset
CVE-2023-31170Same product: Selinc Sel-5030 Acselerator Quickset
CVE-2023-31166Same vendor: Selinc
CVE-2026-44232Shared CWE-791
CVE-2025-2336Shared CWE-791
CVE-2024-45481Shared CWE-791
CVE-2024-8373Shared CWE-791
CVE-2025-0716Shared CWE-791

Affected Assets

selinc
sel-5030 acselerator quickset
≤ 7.1.3.0

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly require complete input filtering and sanitization to prevent this weakness.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.12 Classification of information partial match
removes
A.7.3 Securing offices, rooms and facilities partial match
removes
A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
blocks

Secure development life cycle processes include validation activities that reduce the likelihood of CWE-791 but do not specify the control itself.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
blocks

Application security requirements explicitly call for input validation and sanitization that directly mitigates incomplete special-element filtering.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
blocks

A.8.27 mandates security-by-design principles (defense-in-depth, least privilege, distrust external input, secure session control, data validation/sanitization, and design reviews against attack patterns) that reach some but not all instances of incomplete special-element filtering before downstream use.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards mandate complete filtering and escaping of special elements, directly eliminating CWE-791.

References