protected static function is_uploads_directory_protected() {
		$cache_key = '_woocommerce_upload_directory_status';
		$status    = get_transient( $cache_key );

		// Check for cache.
		if ( false !== $status ) {
			return 'protected' === $status;
		}

		// Get only data from the uploads directory.
		$uploads = wp_get_upload_dir();

		// Check for the "uploads/woocommerce_uploads" directory.
		$response         = wp_safe_remote_get(
			esc_url_raw( $uploads['baseurl'] . '/woocommerce_uploads/' ),
			array(
				'redirection' => 0,
			)
		);
		$response_code    = intval( wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) );
		$response_content = wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response );

		// Check if returns 200 with empty content in case can open an index.html file,
		// and check for non-200 codes in case the directory is protected.
		$is_protected = ( 200 === $response_code && empty( $response_content ) ) || ( 200 !== $response_code );
		set_transient( $cache_key, $is_protected ? 'protected' : 'unprotected', 1 * DAY_IN_SECONDS );

		return $is_protected;
	}