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Security report for linkscanner.io

Ablestar · E-commerce · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'Shopify Broken Link Checker' is a specialized free tool offered by Ablestar to Shopify store owners, enabling them to scan their stores for broken internal links and receive detailed email reports with direct links to fix issues in the Shopify admin. The business operates in the e-commerce sector, targeting Shopify merchants, and leverages this tool to promote its paid Shopify app, Ablestar Link Manager. The site is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation, providing a good user experience and relevant content for its target audience. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Google Fonts, Facebook Pixel, and Google Tag Manager, with assets hosted on Google Cloud Storage, ensuring fast performance and mobile optimization. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and includes CSRF protection on its form, but lacks explicit security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are areas for improvement. WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection, but the domain appears legitimate and consistent with the business. Overall, the site demonstrates a moderate to good security posture and business credibility, with room for enhancements in privacy compliance and security best practices.

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

6 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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 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 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

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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
72
Security headers
50
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

Ablestar positions itself as a niche provider of Shopify store management tools, focusing on link management and 404 error monitoring. The free broken link checker serves as a lead generation tool to drive installs of their paid Shopify app. The business model relies on providing value-added services to Shopify merchants, a growing e-commerce segment. The company maintains a professional online presence with clear branding and links to its main website and app store listings. The absence of direct contact information on this site suggests a focus on automated service delivery and digital marketing channels. The partnership with Shopify and use of their app store indicates a strategic alignment with the platform's ecosystem. The marketing tools and tracking pixels used reflect a moderate level of digital marketing sophistication.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. It uses HTTPS and includes CSRF tokens in its form submissions, which are positive indicators. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism despite marketing email opt-ins. Incident response and security policy information are not published, which could hinder transparency and trust. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the site's purpose but could be improved to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations, especially given the use of tracking pixels and marketing emails.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and user trust.
  4. Consider providing clearer contact information or support channels to enhance business credibility and customer confidence.
  5. Regularly review and update WHOIS information and consider disclosing registrant data if appropriate to improve domain transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ablestar
Description
Ablestar provides a free Shopify store broken link scanning tool that scans up to 1,000 pages for broken internal links and emails a report with direct Shopify admin links to fix them.
Key services
Shopify broken link scanning, Email reporting of broken links, Redirect and 404 management via Ablestar Link Manager app
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager, CSS3, HTML5
Platforms
Shopify (targeted platform), Google Cloud Storage (assets hosting)
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URL)
  • CSRF token in form

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager implied)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a specialized tool for Shopify store owners to find broken links.
  2. Content is clear, professional, and focused on e-commerce niche.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the site.
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection.
  5. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite marketing emails opt-in.
  6. Uses Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager for tracking and marketing.
  7. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content.
  8. Privacy policy and terms of use are linked and accessible.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with modern front-end technologies including HTML5 and CSS3, leveraging Google Fonts for typography and Google Cloud Storage for static asset hosting, which contributes to fast load times and good mobile responsiveness. The integration of Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager indicates a focus on marketing analytics and user behavior tracking. The form includes CSRF protection, demonstrating attention to secure data handling. However, the lack of explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms suggests some technical debt in security and privacy compliance. The site does not appear to use a CMS directly but targets Shopify store owners, linking to Shopify apps and resources. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with opportunities for security and privacy 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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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