CVE-2023-47180 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-47180: WordPress Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.16.0 - Arbitrary Content Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Xlplugins

Product Finale Lite

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 2, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in XLPlugins Finale Lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Finale Lite: from n/a through 2.16.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Finale Lite through version 2.16.0 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify site data and disrupt service. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.16.0 as soon as available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site data and cause service disruption without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to site content and temporary service unavailability.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47180 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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