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Security report for escape-stories.de

Escape Stories · Hospitality · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Escape Stories is a small hospitality business based in Germany specializing in live and online escape games. The company offers a variety of immersive escape room experiences including adventure, fantasy, horror, outdoor, and online games. Their market position is strong locally in Wuppertal with multiple themed rooms and positive customer feedback. The website is professionally designed, mobile optimized, and provides clear navigation and comprehensive content about their services. Technically, the site uses WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries and includes GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security policies are not published. WHOIS data aligns with the website's claims, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the site is trustworthy and well-maintained, suitable for its target audience of general public and groups seeking entertainment.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL

      Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 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';…

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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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
68
Average
50
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

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Dark web exposure

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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

Escape Stories operates in the hospitality sector focusing on entertainment through escape games. Their business model revolves around onsite and online game experiences, group bookings, and gift voucher sales. The company targets a broad audience including families, corporate groups, and schools. They maintain an active social media presence and have received awards and nominations, indicating competitive positioning. The website content and structure support customer engagement and conversion. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified, suggesting independent operation. The company emphasizes immersive, automated technology and authentic scenography to differentiate their offerings.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and use of cookie consent management compliant with GDPR. Security headers such as Referrer-Policy are present, though explicit CSP or other advanced headers are not detected. No security or incident response policies are published, and no security.txt file is found. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries are evident in the HTML content. Forms are standard with no visible insecure practices. Recommendations include publishing a security policy, adding a security.txt file, and enhancing accessibility and CSP headers to further improve security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and incident response.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to reduce XSS risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Escape Stories
Description
Escape Stories offers live escape games in Wuppertal with themes including Adventure, Fantasy, and Horror. They provide immersive, automated escape rooms with various difficulty levels and authentic scenography. Services include onsite escape rooms, horror escape rooms, outdoor escape games, and online escape games.
Key services
Live Escape Rooms, Horror Escape Rooms, Outdoor Escape Games, Online Escape Games, Group and Corporate Events, Gift Vouchers
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Slick Carousel, Photoswipe, Bootstrap 4 Datetimepicker, Borlabs Cookie (Consent Management)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reputable JS libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (implied)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Tag Manager (implied from script comments)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking mechanisms.
  2. Strong presence of social media links and customer testimonials.
  3. Comprehensive navigation with multilingual support (German and English).
  4. Use of cookie consent and privacy policy compliant with GDPR.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies found on site.
  6. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data in HTML.
  7. Modern UI with responsive design and interactive elements.
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency of the domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress and uses modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Slick Carousel, Photoswipe, and Bootstrap 4 Datetimepicker. Borlabs Cookie plugin is used for cookie consent management. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate with some heavy images and video backgrounds but generally acceptable. Accessibility is basic with room for improvement. Hosting provider details are not explicit. The site uses Google Maps integration with user consent. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and engaging user experience with opportunities for modernization and security enhancements.
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.

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