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Security report for cvuas.de

Chemische und Veterinäruntersuchungsämter (CVUA) Stuttgart · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.cvuas.de serves as an official information portal for the Chemische und Veterinäruntersuchungsämter (CVUA) Stuttgart and associated government veterinary and chemical testing authorities in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It provides comprehensive information on food safety, veterinary diagnostics, pesticide monitoring, and related public health services. The site targets a broad audience including consumers, professionals, and government stakeholders, positioning itself as a trusted regional government entity with a strong focus on consumer protection and animal health. Technically, the website employs standard web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Font Awesome icons. It uses HTTPS with a basic Content Security Policy to secure form actions. The site shows moderate performance and basic mobile optimization, with clear navigation and good content relevance. However, it lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are recommended for enhanced security and privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a good baseline with HTTPS and CSP but could improve by implementing additional security headers and publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website is a professional, trustworthy government portal with good content quality and business credibility. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and mobile optimization would enhance its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  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 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';…

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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
85
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
65

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

The CVUA Stuttgart operates as a government entity providing essential services in food safety, veterinary health, and chemical testing within Baden-Württemberg. Its market position is that of a regional authority with a mandate for consumer protection and public health. The business model is service-oriented, funded by government budgets, focusing on diagnostics, monitoring, and public information dissemination. The target customers include government agencies, food producers, veterinarians, and the general public. The website reflects a stable operation with partnerships to EU reference labs and other regional offices. Growth indicators include active publication of reports, training initiatives, and engagement in EU projects. The partnership ecosystem includes official government portals and specialized laboratories, reinforcing its authoritative role.

Security posture

The website maintains a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and a Content Security Policy restricting form actions to the same origin. However, it lacks several recommended security headers such as X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security, which could mitigate clickjacking, MIME sniffing, and downgrade attacks. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which limits transparency and readiness perception. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, reducing privacy risks. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance gap under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but could be improved to meet higher standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional HTTP security headers including X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Introduce a cookie policy and consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish an incident response plan and vulnerability disclosure policy to demonstrate security maturity and facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience across devices and for users with disabilities.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and dependencies to avoid potential vulnerabilities and maintain performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Chemische und Veterinäruntersuchungsämter (CVUA) Stuttgart
Description
Ein Informationsdienst der Chemischen und Veterinäruntersuchungsämter (CVUA) Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Freiburg und Sigmaringen und des Staatlichen Tierärztlichen Untersuchungsamtes (STUA) Aulendorf - Diagnostikzentrum.
Key services
Lebensmittelüberwachung, Tiergesundheit, Pestiziduntersuchungen, Erregeridentifizierung, Radioaktivitätsmessungen, Fachpublikationen, Schulungen und Fortbildungen
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Font Awesome
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Content Security Policy restricting form actions to self

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government information portal for chemical and veterinary testing authorities in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  2. Content is primarily in German with some English content for specific sections.
  3. No email addresses or phone numbers explicitly listed in the provided HTML content; contact is via contact pages.
  4. No visible analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  5. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy found.
  6. Site uses HTTPS and has a basic Content Security Policy.
  7. Navigation is clear with multiple thematic sections and service descriptions.
  8. Social media links include Instagram, YouTube, and Mastodon with privacy consent links.
  9. No signs of advertising or commercial tracking.
  10. WHOIS data shows domain status as 'connect' with multiple authoritative name servers.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional web stack with static HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including Font Awesome for icons. There is no indication of a modern CMS or framework, suggesting a custom or legacy system. The site is served over HTTPS with a basic Content Security Policy but lacks other modern security headers. Performance is moderate with no explicit optimization techniques detected. Mobile responsiveness is basic, and accessibility features are minimal but present. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified, but DNS name servers indicate a stable infrastructure. The site could benefit from modernization to improve performance, security, and maintainability.
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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