updateMarket function is intended to update the market only when the settlement period has passed.
Currently, there's no validation to check if the settlement period has actually passed.
This allows owner to update markets (provided by users) prematurely even when _settlementPeriod is still less than 72 hours
owner can call updateMarket even when the settlement period hasn't started.
This can lead to unauthorized market updates.
Recommended Mitigation
Add a validation check in the updateMarket function to ensure that the settlement period has passed before the market can be updated
The following issues and its duplicates are invalid as admin errors/input validation/malicious intents are1 generally considered invalid based on [codehawks guidelines](https://docs.codehawks.com/hawks-auditors/how-to-determine-a-finding-validity#findings-that-may-be-invalid). If they deploy/set inputs of the contracts appropriately, there will be no issue. Additionally admins are trusted as noted in READ.ME they can break certain assumption of the code based on their actions, and
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