# CVE-2023-47180: Missing authorization in Finale Lite

> An attacker can arbitrarily delete content in the Finale Lite WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c96j-rghc-r336

## What is CVE-2023-47180?

CVE-2023-47180 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in XLPlugins Finale Lite, published on 2 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47180?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xlplugins Finale.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in XLPlugins Finale Lite

- [CVE-2024-30485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30485/): WordPress Finale Lite plugin <= 2.18.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-12589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12589/): Cross-site scripting in Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-1120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1120/): Missing authorization in Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-32107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32107/): WordPress Finale Lite plugin <= 2.18.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47180 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47180 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in XLPlugins Finale Lite, published on 2 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: XLPlugins Finale Lite. 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-2023-47180/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47180/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47180
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47180
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47180

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47180/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.