# CVE-2024-9593: Time Clock <= 1.2.2 & Time Clock Pro <= 1.1.4 - Unauthenticated (Limited) Remote Code Execution

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on the server via a vulnerable callback function in the Time Clock WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7p23-xhhw-3gg3

## What is CVE-2024-9593?

CVE-2024-9593 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Scott Paterson Time Clock Pro, published on 18 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Time Clock plugin and Time Clock Pro plugin for WordPress are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.2.2 (for Time Clock) and 1.1.4 (for Time Clock Pro) via the 'etimeclockwp_load_function_callback' function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server. The invoked function's parameters cannot be specified.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9593?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpplugin Time Clock.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9593?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9593 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9593 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9593 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Time Clock <= 1.2.2 & Time Clock Pro <= 1.1.4 - Unauthenticated (Limited) Remote Code Execution (github_poc): https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-9593
- https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2024-9593-Exploit (github_poc): https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2024-9593-Exploit
- Time Clock <= 1.2.2 & Time Clock Pro <= 1.1.4 - Remote Code Execution (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-9593.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9593 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9593 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Scott Paterson Time Clock Pro, published on 18 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9593 exists.

Affected product: Scott Paterson Time Clock Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9593/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9593/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9593
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9593
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9593

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9593/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.