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Security report for avoxa.de

Avoxa · Media · Germany

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Avoxa is a German media group specializing in the pharmacy market, offering a comprehensive portfolio of digital solutions, media publications, and event organization tailored to pharmacy professionals. The company positions itself as a leading voice in the German pharmacy sector, providing valuable information, digital tools, and networking opportunities through congresses and seminars. The website is professionally designed, well-structured, and targets pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students, and related stakeholders. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins for SEO, performance, and content management, ensuring a good user experience and mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced, obfuscated emails, and no visible vulnerabilities, though some security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the site reflects a trustworthy and credible business with active content updates and social media engagement.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
  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';…
  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
68
Average
53
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
30
Employees
0
Customers
30
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
20%

3 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Avoxa operates in the media sector focused on healthcare, specifically the pharmacy market in Germany. Its business model combines digital product offerings, media publishing, and event management, targeting pharmacy professionals and students. The company leverages its strong market position to provide specialized content and services, including databases, digital solutions like N-Ident and securPharm, and a variety of congresses and seminars. The presence of multiple media brands and digital platforms indicates diversified revenue streams. The company maintains a professional online presence with consistent branding and active content updates, supporting growth and engagement within its niche market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and obfuscated email addresses to reduce spam. While explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options were not detected in the HTML, the use of reputable WordPress plugins and caching solutions suggests a baseline of security best practices. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found in the source. The absence of a security.txt file or explicit incident response contacts indicates room for improvement in vulnerability disclosure and incident management readiness. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from enhanced header policies and formalized incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  3. Regularly audit and update all WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate risks from outdated components.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Consider publishing explicit incident response and data protection officer contact information to improve trust and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Mediengruppe Deutscher Apotheker GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Avoxa
Description
Mediengruppe Deutscher Apotheker GmbH providing digital solutions, media, and events for the pharmacy market in Germany.
Key services
Digital solutions for pharmacies, Pharmaceutical media publications, Organization of pharmacy-related events and congresses
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, Yoast SEO plugin, Elementor 3.30.2, Jet Engine plugin, Slider Revolution 6.7.12, WP Rocket 3.19.2.1, jQuery
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (WP Rocket for caching, possibly security)
  • Obfuscated email addresses via JavaScript

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, WP Rocket
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. Content is in German, targeting pharmacy professionals
  3. Uses modern WordPress ecosystem with SEO and performance plugins
  4. Contact information is clearly provided with obfuscated email for spam protection
  5. Social media presence on Facebook, Xing, and LinkedIn
  6. Events and news content updated with future dates indicating active maintenance
  7. No visible security or privacy policy gaps
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond SEO and caching tools
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using Elementor for page building and Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. Performance is enhanced with WP Rocket caching and lazy loading techniques. The site uses jQuery and several Jet plugins for dynamic content and carousels. The technical implementation is robust with responsive design and SEO-friendly metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting details are not explicit, but DNS uses UI-DNS name servers. The site loads moderately fast and is mobile optimized. Some minor technical debt could be addressed by improving security headers and accessibility compliance.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 45/100High34 findingsView report
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