---
id: CVE-2021-36697
title: >-
  With an admin account, the .htaccess file in Artica Pandora FMS <=755 can be
  overwritten with the File Manager component
summary: >-
  With an admin account, the .htaccess file in Artica Pandora FMS <=755 can be
  overwritten with the File Manager component. The new .htaccess file contains a
  Rewrite Rule with a type definition. A normal PHP file can be uploaded with
  this …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-74
vendor: artica
product: pandora_fms
affected:
  - pandora_fms <= 755
published: '2021-11-03'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36697'
references:
  - url: 'https://k4m1ll0.com/chained_exploit_htaccess.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://artica.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://pandora.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://k4m1ll0.com/chained_exploit_htaccess.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00324
epssPercentile: 0.25755
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T01:08:17.051Z'
---

## Overview

With an admin account, the .htaccess file in Artica Pandora FMS <=755 can be overwritten with the File Manager component. The new .htaccess file contains a Rewrite Rule with a type definition. A normal PHP file can be uploaded with this new "file type" and the code can be executed with an HTTP request.

## Affected

- `pandora_fms <= 755`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.