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Security report for cafepress.com

CafePress · Retail · N/a

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

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CafePress is a long-established e-commerce retailer specializing in custom printed products such as apparel, gifts, and accessories. The domain has been registered since 1997, indicating a mature business presence. However, the current website content is inaccessible due to a security block, likely a Web Application Firewall or similar mechanism, which prevents normal user access and comprehensive content analysis. The visible page is a generic error message advising users that their request was blocked, possibly due to VPN usage, and provides contact information for support. From a technical perspective, the site appears to be hosted on Amazon AWS infrastructure, as indicated by the DNS servers. The HTML content is minimal, lacking modern SEO metadata, structured data, or social media integration. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are present on the accessible page, which is a compliance gap. Security headers and DNSSEC are not enabled, representing areas for improvement in security posture. The security posture is weak due to the blocking mechanism that restricts access and the absence of visible security best practices such as security headers or privacy policies. The WHOIS data is consistent with a legitimate business domain, registered with a reputable registrar and showing no privacy protection, which supports trustworthiness. However, the lack of DNSSEC and minimal security configurations reduce the overall security score. Overall, the website is currently not accessible for normal browsing, which severely limits user experience and trust. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, improving security headers, and reviewing the blocking mechanism to avoid false positives that impact legitimate users.

Scanned

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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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  • Security score drift

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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
87
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
67

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 retail sector as an e-commerce platform offering custom printed merchandise. The company targets a general audience seeking personalized gifts and apparel. The business model relies on online sales of customized products, leveraging a long-standing brand with a domain age of over 25 years. The lack of visible marketing or analytics tools in the provided content suggests limited digital marketing activity on the blocked page. The company appears to maintain a moderate branding consistency but currently suffers from poor content quality due to the blocked access. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the data provided. The business likely generates revenue through direct online sales and possibly third-party integrations not visible in the blocked content.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is currently weak. The presence of a blocking message indicates a security mechanism such as a WAF is active, but it may be overly restrictive, blocking legitimate users including those using VPNs. No security headers were detected, and DNSSEC is not enabled, which are missed opportunities to enhance security. The WHOIS data shows the domain is protected against unauthorized transfers but lacks DNS-level security enhancements. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available, and no privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps. The site does not expose sensitive data in the visible content, but the blocking reduces usability and trust. Overall, the security score is low, and improvements are needed to balance protection with accessibility.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance compliance and user trust.
  3. Add standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Review and tune the WAF or blocking mechanism to reduce false positives and improve user accessibility.
  5. Establish a clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure process accessible to users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Generic detected. Page content indicates user request was blocked, likely by a security mechanism or WAF; message references VPN blocking and provides support contact. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Company
CafePress
Description
CafePress is an online retailer known for custom printed products such as apparel, gifts, and accessories.
Key services
custom printed apparel, gifts, accessories
Content quality
poor
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
JavaScript
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
30/100

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 by a security mechanism, preventing full content access.
  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 social media links or forms detected.
  5. Minimal metadata present; no Open Graph or structured data found.
  6. Domain WHOIS data indicates a legitimate, long-standing domain.
  7. No security headers or advanced security configurations detected.
  8. No analytics or advertising scripts detected in the provided HTML.
  9. Website currently not accessible for normal user experience due to blocking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses basic HTML with minimal metadata and a single external JavaScript file. Hosting appears to be on Amazon AWS infrastructure, inferred from DNS servers. No modern CMS or frameworks are detected in the provided content. The site lacks SEO optimization, accessibility features, and mobile optimization indicators. Performance cannot be assessed due to blocked content. The technical implementation is minimal and outdated, with no visible analytics or marketing tools. The blocking mechanism reduces the ability to evaluate the full technical stack and user experience. Modernization opportunities include adopting a CMS, improving metadata, enabling DNSSEC, and enhancing security headers.
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. 70/100Medium27 findingsView report
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