CVE-2021-47746 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-47746

NodeBB Plugin Emoji 3.2.1 - Arbitrary File Write

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • 1F98D

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

NodeBB Plugin Emoji
Vulnerable Versions:
3.2.1

Timeline

Official Publish: January 21st, 2026
Last Modified: March 5th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-73

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1565 Data Manipulation
Impact