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Security report for getkirby.com

Kirby · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kirby is a well-established content management system founded in 2010, targeting developers, designers, creators, and clients globally. The website presents a professional and modern CMS product with a strong community presence and a comprehensive offering including plugins, themes, and a license hub. The technical infrastructure leverages PHP 8, Vue.js, and Algolia Search, hosted behind Cloudflare DNS, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though improvements can be made by enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers. Privacy compliance is currently weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained, but should enhance privacy and security disclosures to improve compliance and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

5 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 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 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 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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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
62
Security headers
50
Email security
67
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
69

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

Kirby operates in the technology sector as a CMS provider with a clear focus on developer and creative audiences. Its business model revolves around software licensing, plugins, themes, and community engagement. The company has a consistent brand and a global client base, supported by active social media channels and community forums. The domain age and WHOIS data confirm a legitimate and stable business presence. Kirby's competitive advantage lies in its adaptability and developer-friendly approach. The ecosystem includes partner sites for plugins and support, enhancing its market position.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain status clientTransferProhibited to prevent unauthorized transfers. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options represents areas for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published security policies and incident response contacts limits transparency and readiness. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which could enhance trust and security culture. Overall, the security posture is good but can be strengthened with additional best practices and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kirby
Description
Kirby is the content management system that adapts to any project. Made for developers, designers, creators and clients.
Key services
Content Management System, Plugin API, Themes, License Hub, Community support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
PHP 8, Vue.js, Algolia Search
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Algolia Search
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional CMS product site with rich content and community engagement.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the provided HTML content.
  3. Strong technical stack with modern technologies and good performance.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Social media presence is well integrated via JSON-LD and menu links.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. WHOIS data shows domain is well maintained and legitimate.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including PHP 8 and Vue.js, with Algolia powering search functionality. Hosting is managed via Cloudflare DNS, contributing to fast performance and good mobile optimization. The HTML content is well structured with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data for SEO and social media integration. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are present, enhancing usability. No technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. The site lacks some security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for further hardening.
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. 69/100Medium32 findingsView report
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