CVE-2020-36696
Product Input Fields for WooCommerce <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization
The Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the handle_downloads() function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files from the vulnerable service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Product Input Fields for WooCommerce <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization
The Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the handle_downloads() function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files from the vulnerable service.
- Record
CVE-2020-36696- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-24138
The Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the handle_downloads() function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files from the vulnerable service.
- Record
EUVD-2020-24138- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gjc-hfww-q5q8
The Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization...
The Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the handle_downloads() function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files from the vulnerable service.
- Record
GHSA-6gjc-hfww-q5q8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the handle_downloads() function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download files from the vulnerable service.
- Record
CVE-2020-36696- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-36696 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Tychesoftwares Product Input Fields For Woocommerce, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01e41573-9329-48e1-9191-e8e1532f7afc?source=cve
blog.nintechnet.com/high-severity-vulnerability-fixed-in-product-input-fields-for-woocommerce
wpscan.com/vulnerability/15f345e6-fc53-4bac-bc5a-de898181ea74
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2349889%40product-input-fields-for-woocommerce&new=2349889%40product-input-fields-for-woocommerce&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36696
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6gjc-hfww-q5q8