# CVE-2023-48253: SQL injection in Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011)

> Remote authenticated attackers can inject SQL to read or modify the authentication database, potentially stealing password hashes or taking over user accounts on Bosch Rexroth nutrunners.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cjv5-399f-x5x7

## What is CVE-2023-48253?

CVE-2023-48253 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Rexroth Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011), published on 10 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to read or update arbitrary content of the authentication database via a crafted HTTP request.
By abusing this vulnerability it is possible to exfiltrate other users’ password hashes or update them with arbitrary values and access their accounts.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48253?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bosch Nexo-Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rexroth Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011)

- [CVE-2023-48252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48252/): Missing authorization in Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-48243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48243/): Path traversal in Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011) (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-48250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48250/): Hardcoded credentials in Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011) (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-48251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48251/): Hardcoded credentials in Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011) (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-48262](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48262/): Memory corruption in Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011) (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48253 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48253 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Rexroth Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011), published on 10 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rexroth Nexo cordless nutrunner NXA011S-36V (0608842011). 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-2023-48253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48253/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48253
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48253
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48253

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48253/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.