CVE•Published 2026-05-15•Modified 2026-05-18•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2021-47965
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
WordPress Plugin WP Super Edit 2.5.4 and earlier contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the FCKeditor component that allows attackers to upload dangerous file types without validation. Attackers can upload arbitrary files through the filemanager upload endpoint to achieve remote code execution and complete system compromise.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-15
Modified 2026-05-18
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2021-47965Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2021-47965Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2021-47965Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2021-47965GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2021-47965" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2021-47965 on GitHub.