Vulnerability · CVE-2021-47746
NodeBB Plugin Emoji 3.2.1 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability that allows administrative users to write files to arbitrary system locations through the emoji upload API.
Published Jan 21, 2026 · catalog updated Mar 5, 2026 · NodeBB NodeBB Plugin Emoji
Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47746. EPSS is 0.74%. Act only if a listed version of NodeBB NodeBB Plugin Emoji is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.74%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor NodeBB NodeBB Plugin Emoji 3.2.1
NodeBB Plugin Emoji 3.2.1 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability that allows administrative users to write files to arbitrary system locations through the emoji upload API. Attackers with admin access can craft file upload requests with directory traversal to overwrite system files by manipulating the file path parameter.
Are you affected?
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- vendor NodeBB NodeBB Plugin Emoji 3.2.13.2.1
How to fix CVE-2021-47746
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 3.2.1
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47746. EPSS is 0.74%. Act only if a listed version of NodeBB NodeBB Plugin Emoji is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with NodeBB NodeBB Plugin Emoji 3.2.1 3.2.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.74%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 21, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
NodeBB Plugin Emoji 3.2.1 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability that allows administrative users to write files to arbitrary system locations through the emoji upload API. Attackers with admin access can craft file upload requests with directory traversal to overwrite system files by manipulating the file path parameter.
Mar 5, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
NodeBB Plugin Emoji 3.2.1 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability that allows administrative users to write files to arbitrary system locations through the emoji upload API. Attackers with admin access can craft file upload requests with directory traversal to overwrite system files by manipulating the file path parameter.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47746
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-47746
30-day exploitation probability 0.74%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-3657
NodeBB Plugin Emoji 3.2.1 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability that allows administrative users to write files to arbitrary system locations through the emoji upload API. Attackers with admin access can craft file upload requests with directory traversal to overwrite sy
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- EUVDNov 2, 2026