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Security report for cafepress.com

CafePress · E-commerce · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CafePress is an established e-commerce platform founded in 1997 that specializes in custom merchandise such as apparel and gifts. The website currently displays a blocked content page indicating that access is restricted, possibly due to security or WAF mechanisms. This limits the ability to fully assess the site's content and policies. The domain registration data is consistent with a legitimate and long-standing business, registered through Amazon Registrar, Inc. The site lacks visible privacy, cookie, or security policies on the accessible page, and no analytics or advertising scripts were detected. Contact information is limited but includes a support email and phone number. Overall, the technical infrastructure appears basic with no advanced frameworks or CMS detected, and DNSSEC is not enabled.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
70

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

CafePress operates in the e-commerce sector focusing on custom product creation and online sales. The business model is an online marketplace for personalized merchandise targeting a general audience. The domain age and registration details support the legitimacy of the business. However, the current website content is inaccessible due to blocking mechanisms, which hinders visibility into their full service offerings, privacy compliance, and marketing ecosystem. No partner or subsidiary domains were identified. The lack of visible trust indicators or certifications on the page reduces perceived credibility.

Security posture

The website is currently blocked by a security mechanism, likely a WAF, which prevents full content access and analysis. No security headers or policies are visible on the page. DNSSEC is not enabled, representing a security gap. The site uses HTTPS (implied by domain registrar and typical e-commerce standards) but this cannot be fully confirmed from the content. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. The security posture is weak due to lack of visible best practices and transparency, though the blocking mechanism may provide some protection against attacks.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security.
  2. Publish clear and comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  3. Implement and display security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to enhance security transparency.
  5. Review and optimize website accessibility and mobile responsiveness once access is restored.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Generic detected. The page content indicates the request was blocked, possibly by a WAF or security mechanism. The message references VPN blocking and customer support contact. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Company
CafePress
Description
CafePress is an e-commerce platform that allows users to create and purchase custom products such as apparel, gifts, and accessories.
Key services
Custom product creation, Online ordering, Product delivery
Content quality
poor
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
JavaScript
SEO
poor

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is blocked or restricted, showing an error message indicating the request was blocked.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the page.
  3. Contact information is limited but includes a support email and phone number.
  4. No security or incident response policies are visible.
  5. No analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  6. WHOIS data shows a long-established domain with no privacy protection and standard domain status flags.
  7. No social media links or forms detected.
  8. The page uses a basic HTML structure with minimal styling and no modern frameworks.
  9. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a security improvement opportunity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses basic HTML with minimal CSS styling and a single external JavaScript file. No modern frameworks or CMS platforms were detected. Hosting appears to be managed via Amazon Registrar, Inc. DNS servers, likely AWS infrastructure. The site currently serves a block page indicating a security or WAF challenge, which impacts performance and accessibility. No SEO or accessibility features are evident on the blocked page. The logo is hosted on a static subdomain. Overall, the technical implementation is minimal and likely a temporary state due to blocking.
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. 67/100Medium30 findingsView report
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