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Security report for cinderellawine.com

Wine Library · Retail · United States

Partial score · DNS & email only

71/100

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

Cinderella Wine operates as a specialized e-commerce retailer focusing on limited-time wine deals, typically offering deeply discounted wines for 24 hours only. It is part of the Wine Library network, a recognized wine retail brand in the United States. The website targets wine consumers seeking value deals and uses a flash sale business model to create urgency and exclusivity. The company leverages social media and email subscriptions to engage customers and alert them to new offers. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with common web technologies such as jQuery and integrates Google Analytics and Google reCAPTCHA for tracking and spam prevention. Hosting and DNS services are provided via Cloudflare, enhancing performance and security. Security posture is moderate, with HTTPS enforced and domain registrar locks enabled, but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism or GDPR-specific indicators. Overall, the site presents a professional and trustworthy retail experience but could improve in security and privacy transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
6of 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

    • 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

  3. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
71

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

The business is positioned as a niche player in the retail wine market, leveraging flash sales to attract price-sensitive customers. Its competitive advantage lies in offering limited-time, deeply discounted wines with free shipping on bulk orders. The business model relies on e-commerce sales and email marketing to drive repeat purchases. The parent company, Wine Library, provides brand recognition and payment processing infrastructure. The target customer segment includes wine enthusiasts and bargain hunters in the United States. The company shows signs of maturity with a domain age of over 15 years and consistent branding. Partnerships with Wine Library and use of Cloudflare and Google services indicate a stable operational ecosystem.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain registrar locks are in place to prevent unauthorized transfers. The use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms helps mitigate spam and automated abuse. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security robustness. No incident response or security policy pages are found, indicating limited transparency on security governance. Privacy compliance is minimal, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and GDPR-specific disclosures. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a retail site but could be enhanced to meet higher standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the site against common web attacks.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to reflect GDPR and other privacy regulations compliance.
  4. Publish explicit terms of service and security policy pages to improve transparency and legal compliance.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience and compliance with accessibility standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Wine Library
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Wine Library
Description
Cinderella Wine offers limited-time, deeply discounted wine deals, typically for 24 hours only. It is part of the Wine Library network, specializing in retail wine sales with a focus on flash sales and special offers.
Key services
Wine flash sales, Email subscription for deal alerts, Online wine ordering
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.5.1, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA, WordPress 6.6.2
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA on email subscription form
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and other EPP locks

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, GetClicky
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
GetClicky
Tracking pixels
GetClicky
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based e-commerce site specializing in limited-time wine deals.
  2. No visible privacy or cookie consent banners despite having a privacy policy page.
  3. Use of Google reCAPTCHA on email subscription form to prevent spam.
  4. No explicit terms of service or security policy pages found.
  5. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers visible on homepage; contact likely via contact page.
  6. Social media presence on Twitter and Facebook is prominently linked.
  7. No advanced security headers detected; DNSSEC not enabled.
  8. Domain WHOIS data is consistent and shows no privacy protection.
  9. Site uses Google Analytics and GetClicky for visitor tracking.
  10. No visible JSON-LD structured data or schema.org markup found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.6.2, using jQuery 3.5.1 and integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. Google reCAPTCHA is used on the email subscription form to prevent spam. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site uses standard HTML and CSS with some legacy IE conditional styles. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. SEO is basic with meta description and Open Graph tags present but no structured data (JSON-LD) detected. Accessibility and mobile responsiveness are basic but could be improved. No advanced frameworks or modern JavaScript libraries beyond jQuery are detected. Overall, the technical stack is stable but somewhat dated, with opportunities for modernization and enhanced security.
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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