What is GHSA-49pc-3x56-3wp6?

GHSA-49pc-3x56-3wp6 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Missing authorisation checks in chttpd in Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 and below on all platforms allows...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-49pc-3x56-3wp6 cover?

GHSA-49pc-3x56-3wp6 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-90800. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-49pc-3x56-3wp6High

Missing authorisation checks in chttpd in Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 and below on all platforms allows...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 20, 2026

Last Modified

October 20, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-90800 →

📋 Description

Missing authorisation checks in chttpd in Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 and below on all platforms allows any request to read the full contents of a prefixed _user or _replicator database via an unauthorised API endpoint.

The use of prefixed system databases is very rare.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.3, which fixes this issue.

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90800
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/pj83174r8f8f64odf47fwhozbfjtot0f
https://lists.apache.org/thread/vng8vqjwgy1qlrv14wzrgs7pv4gj7gwr
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/20/15
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-49pc-3x56-3wp6