# ASA-2024-004: Default configuration param for Evidence may limit window of validity

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/asa-2024-004-default-configuration-param-for-evidence-may-limit-window-3189bf12  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-02-28  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2024-02-28

ASA-2024-004: Default configuration param for Evidence may limit window of validity

Technologies: [github.com/cometbft/cometbft (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-cometbft-cometbft). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 28 February 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/cometbft/cometbft (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=0.38.5.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run github.com/cometbft/cometbft (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- github.com/cometbft/cometbft (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=0.38.5

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