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Security report for hugoblox.com

Hugo Blox · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hugo Blox is an open source, no-code website builder platform launched in 2023, targeting technical creators, researchers, and marketers who want to build websites, landing pages, and online courses with ease and flexibility. Positioned as the best open source website builder for 2024, it boasts a strong community with over 250,000 users and 10,000+ GitHub stars. The platform emphasizes privacy, ownership of content, and ease of use without coding knowledge. Technically, the website leverages modern frameworks such as Hugo, Astro, and Tailwind CSS, hosted with Cloudflare DNS and CDN services, and integrates popular analytics and advertising tools like Google Analytics and Bing Ads. Security posture is good with HTTPS and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and no consent mechanism. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and technically sound but should improve privacy disclosures and security policies to enhance compliance and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

9 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. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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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
75
Security headers
50
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
62

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

Hugo Blox operates in the technology sector as an open source software provider with a donation and affiliate-based business model. It targets creators and teams seeking no-code website solutions with flexibility and privacy. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its open source nature, strong community support, and comprehensive template offerings for diverse use cases including marketing, education, and documentation. Revenue streams likely include donations, premium theme sales, and affiliate commissions. Partnerships with GitHub, Discord, and Lemon Squeezy support development, community engagement, and monetization. The company is relatively new but shows strong growth indicators and market positioning as a leading open source website builder.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection enabled. However, it lacks DNSSEC, security.txt, and explicit security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The presence of multiple third-party tracking scripts introduces moderate privacy risks, compounded by the absence of cookie consent mechanisms. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations is not clearly addressed. The security culture appears focused on privacy and control but would benefit from formalized policies and disclosures to improve transparency and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Add a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Provide clear contact information including security and incident response channels to improve trust and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hugo Blox
Description
Hugo Blox is an open source, no-code website builder platform designed for creators, researchers, and marketers to easily publish, share, and grow a business around their content. It offers an all-in-one tool to build websites, landing pages, and publish courses, enabling users to own their content and audience experience.
Key services
No-code website builder, Tailwind CSS blocks for Hugo, Templates for teams, marketing, conferences, courses, blogs, documentation, portfolios, Online course publishing, Affiliate program
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Hugo (static site generator), Tailwind CSS, Astro framework, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Bing Ads tracking, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Astro, Hugo
Platforms
GitHub, Discord
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL and external scripts)
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Bing Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Bing Ads
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage or linked pages.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the homepage.
  4. Strong presence of open source and community trust signals.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  6. Advertising and tracking scripts present but no explicit consent mechanism detected.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. Domain is newly registered but consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern static site generation technology (Hugo) combined with the Astro framework and Tailwind CSS for styling. It is hosted with Cloudflare DNS and likely CDN services, ensuring fast performance and global availability. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Integration with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Bing Ads enables marketing and tracking capabilities. The technical implementation is clean with no broken elements detected. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy compliance to reduce risk and enhance user trust.
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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