# CVE-2020-36696: Product Input Fields for WooCommerce <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization

> Unauthenticated attackers can download files due to missing capability checks in the Product Input Fields for WooCommerce plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6gjc-hfww-q5q8

## What is CVE-2020-36696?

CVE-2020-36696 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in tychesoftwares Product Input Fields for WooCommerce, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36696?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tychesoftwares Product Input Fields for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36696?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36696 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in tychesoftwares Product Input Fields for WooCommerce

- [CVE-2024-13359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13359/): Product Input Fields for WooCommerce <= 1.12.0 - Unauthenticated Limited File Upload (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-10857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10857/): Product Input Fields for WooCommerce <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36696 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36696 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in tychesoftwares Product Input Fields for WooCommerce, published on 7 Jun 2023. 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-2020-36696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: tychesoftwares Product Input Fields for WooCommerce. 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-2020-36696/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36696/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36696
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36696
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36696

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36696/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.