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Security report for caritas-international.de

Caritas international · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Caritas international is a large German non-profit humanitarian aid organization operating under the Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. umbrella. The website serves as an information and donation platform supporting vulnerable populations worldwide in crises, conflicts, and natural disasters. It emphasizes transparency, trust, and social justice, supported by certifications such as the DZI Spendensiegel. The target audience includes donors, partners, and beneficiaries. Technically, the site uses a modern stack including AngularJS, jQuery, and slick carousel, hosted on freinet.zone with CDN support. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly. Security posture is good with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security headers and vulnerability disclosure policies are absent. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, with moderate user tracking via Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

3 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 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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
71

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention caritas-international.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

Caritas international holds a strong market position as a leading German humanitarian aid entity with a broad portfolio of services including disaster relief, crisis support, climate crisis aid, refugee assistance, and child rights advocacy. Its business model relies on donations and public funding, with a transparent approach to fund usage. The organization maintains a consistent brand and leverages social media channels for outreach. The website reflects a mature digital presence with clear navigation and comprehensive content. Partnerships with Caritas Germany and other local entities strengthen its ecosystem. Growth indicators include active project updates and engagement campaigns. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site suggests a preference for contact via forms or other channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security baseline with enforced HTTPS and a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content or scripts. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents an area for improvement. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, nor a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, which limits transparency for security researchers. Tracking technologies are used responsibly with user consent. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional HTTP security headers and publishing formal security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly configure HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Review and minimize third-party tracking scripts to further improve user privacy and GDPR compliance.
  5. Regularly audit and update all JavaScript libraries and dependencies to mitigate risks from vulnerable components.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Caritas international
Description
Caritas international sichert das Überleben in Krisen und Katastrophen und schafft Perspektiven für Menschen, die besonders schutzbedürftig sind. Es ist das Hilfswerk des Deutschen Caritasverbandes, das weltweit Menschen in Not unterstützt.
Key services
Katastrophenhilfe, Hilfe in Krisen und Konflikten, Hilfe in der Klimakrise, Flucht und Migration, Teilhabe bei Behinderung, Rechte für Kinder
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, AngularJS, Slick Carousel, Klaro Cookie Consent, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
AngularJS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional humanitarian aid platform for Caritas international.
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and localized in German.
  3. Strong emphasis on transparency and trust with DZI certification.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and accessible.
  5. No visible security or privacy red flags in content or scripts.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  7. Social media presence on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Flickr.
  8. Donation forms present but no exposed sensitive data.
  9. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed in HTML content.
  10. No terms of service page explicitly found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the CariNet Websites MVC CMS platform, utilizing AngularJS and jQuery for frontend interactivity, along with slick carousel for content sliders. It leverages CDN hosting for static assets and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing tags. The site is mobile responsive and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple external scripts and embedded iframes. The hosting provider is identified via nameservers as freinet.zone, a German hosting service. There is some technical debt indicated by legacy AngularJS usage and conditional IE scripts, suggesting opportunities for modernization. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience with room for optimization.
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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