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Security report for kulturloge.de

Bundesverband Kulturloge e.V. · Non-profit · Germany

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

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Bundesverband Kulturloge e.V. is a German non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural access for people with low income by mediating free tickets to cultural events such as theater, cinema, sports, and concerts. The organization supports the founding of regional Kulturlogen and provides a specialized ticket database and print templates free of charge. Their volunteer-based approach emphasizes dignity and respect for the beneficiaries, known as 'Kulturgäste'. The website reflects a well-established national association with clear communication and partnership with LOTTO Hessen. Technically, the website is built on WordPress 6.8.3 using the Avada theme and child theme, incorporating modern web technologies including jQuery and Matomo analytics configured for privacy compliance. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. However, no explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and privacy-conscious analytics. Security headers are not explicitly detected, and there is no public vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file. The absence of incident response contacts and security policy pages represents an area for improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with privacy regulations, serving its non-profit mission effectively. Strategic recommendations include publishing security and incident response policies, enhancing security headers, and considering a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to further strengthen trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
67

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

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

Bundesverband Kulturloge e.V. occupies a niche non-profit sector focused on cultural inclusion for economically disadvantaged populations in Germany. Its competitive advantage lies in its volunteer-driven ticket mediation system and the provision of free technical resources for regional Kulturlogen. The business model is donation and partnership-supported, with LOTTO Hessen as a key partner. The target customers are low-income individuals and social initiatives facilitating their access to culture. The organization demonstrates growth through active communication, a structured website, and social media engagement. The partnership ecosystem and clear contact channels support operational transparency and community trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and privacy-respecting analytics. The cookie consent mechanism is robust and GDPR compliant. However, the lack of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and security headers indicates gaps in formal security governance and incident readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The organization should enhance its security culture by publishing relevant policies and contact points, and by implementing additional HTTP security headers to mitigate common web threats.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Add incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bundesverband Kulturloge e.V.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesverband Kulturloge e.V.
Description
Der Bundesverband Kulturloge unterstützt bei der Gründung weiterer Kulturlogen und vermittelt Eintrittskarten kostenlos an Menschen mit geringem Einkommen.
Key services
Support for founding Kulturlogen, Free ticket mediation for cultural events, Provision of ticket database and print templates, Ehrenamtliche Vermittlung (volunteer mediation)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, jQuery 3.7.1, PHP (implied by WordPress), Matomo Analytics, Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, Download Monitor plugin, Avada Theme and Avada Child Theme
Frameworks
WordPress CMS, Avada Theme Framework
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data detected
  • Use of Matomo with disabled cookies for privacy

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
good

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. Content is in German and targets cultural inclusion for low-income groups.
  3. Strong GDPR and cookie compliance with explicit consent mechanisms.
  4. Use of Matomo analytics configured for privacy (cookies disabled).
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts found.
  6. Clear contact information and physical address provided.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. Modern WordPress CMS with Avada theme and child theme used.
  9. Social media presence on Facebook and Twitter.
  10. Partner relationship with LOTTO Hessen clearly indicated.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with the Avada theme and child theme, leveraging jQuery and Matomo analytics configured for privacy. The site uses a cookie consent plugin (Complianz) to comply with GDPR. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting provider details are not explicit. The site uses standard name servers and has a valid SSL certificate. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve security headers and incident response readiness.
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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