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Security report for aftes.fr

AFTES - Association Française des Tunnels et de l'Espace Souterrain · Transportation · France

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

AFTES is a French non-profit association specializing in the field of tunnels and underground spaces, representing all trades involved in the design and construction of such infrastructures. The organization provides a range of services including training, publications, events, and working groups to advance knowledge and techniques in underground construction. The website is professionally designed, targeting industry professionals and organizations in transportation and energy sectors. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor and WooCommerce, hosted on OVH, and uses various modern web technologies and analytics tools. However, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not serve content over HTTPS, which is a significant security concern. Cookie consent and privacy policies are well implemented, reflecting good GDPR compliance. Overall, the site is content-rich and trustworthy but requires urgent improvements in its security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
50
Security headers
20
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
38

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

AFTES holds a strong position as a specialized association in the underground construction sector in France. Its business model focuses on member services, knowledge dissemination, and professional development through certified training and events. The association maintains partnerships and a presence on social media platforms like LinkedIn and YouTube, enhancing its outreach. The website content and structure support its mission effectively, with clear navigation and comprehensive information. The use of Matomo analytics and marketing tools like Sendinblue indicates a mature digital marketing approach. However, the absence of HTTPS could impact user trust and data security, potentially affecting member engagement and growth.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a basic security posture with no HTTPS enabled, no valid SSL certificate, and no modern TLS protocols active. While there are no detected critical vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed or POODLE, the lack of encryption exposes users to risks including data interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. The site implements cookie consent and uses Friendly Captcha for spam prevention, which are positive security practices. However, the absence of security headers like HSTS and security.txt files indicates gaps in security policy transparency and incident response readiness. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS configuration is recommended to elevate the security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and install a valid SSL certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 protocols and disable outdated SSL/TLS versions.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload options.
  4. Add a security.txt file to communicate security policies and incident response contacts.
  5. Enhance security headers by adding Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  6. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities. It leverages several JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Slick Carousel, Moment.js, and MixItUp for UI and interactivity. The site uses Slider Revolution for dynamic content presentation and Friendly Captcha for form security. Hosting is provided by OVH with Apache server software. Performance data is not available, but the site includes responsive design elements and SEO optimizations such as meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). The absence of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols is a critical technical deficiency. The site integrates Matomo analytics with anonymized IP tracking, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach to data collection.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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