vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: product-input-fields-for-woocommerce: CVE-2020-36696: Improper Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Aug 3, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 3, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
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.
Solution
product-input-fields-for-woocommerce-plugin-cve-2020-36696
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36696
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01e41573-9329-48e1-9191-e8e1532f7afc?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-24138
- CVE-2020-36696
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-36696
- CWE-285
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-24138
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