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Security report for metro.de

METRO · Retail · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

METRO operates a comprehensive wholesale and online marketplace platform targeting professional gastronomy and large consumers in Germany. The website offers a broad range of food and non-food products, supported by a modern technical infrastructure including CDN delivery and a custom CMS. The site is well-branded, mobile-optimized, and provides detailed product information and store-specific contact details. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and OAuth2 login integration, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy with room for improvement in privacy and security transparency.

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

4 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 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
35
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
72

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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Total records
11,045
Employees
1
Customers
10,956
Third parties
88
Weak passwords
8%

Latest record dated 2025-07-20 · 29 subdomains affected

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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

METRO holds a strong market position as a leading wholesale supplier for gastronomy professionals in Germany. Its business model combines physical wholesale markets with an online marketplace and delivery services. The company targets large-scale buyers such as restaurants and caterers. The website reflects a mature digital presence with integrated marketing and customer engagement tools. Partnerships with advertising networks like Criteo support marketing efforts. The absence of explicit privacy and security policies suggests an opportunity to enhance compliance and customer trust. The company appears to be large and established, consistent with its domain and hosting setup.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS, OAuth2 authentication, and use of Akamai CDN for hosting. However, it lacks visible security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts, which are important for transparency and trust. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file limits external security engagement. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by publishing formal policies and enhancing HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement and expose HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Provide a public security policy and incident response contact information.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by implementing explicit cookie consent mechanisms.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
METRO
Description
Mit Leidenschaft für Qualität ausgesucht: Im Lebensmittel- und Non-Food-Großhandel der METRO finden Großverbraucher und Gastronomen, was sie suchen!
Key services
Online marketplace, Wholesale market, Delivery service for gastronomy, Information and services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, CDN (akam.net), Custom CMS (NextCMS), Criteo Display Panel (advertising), Survey widget
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • OAuth2 login integration
  • Use of iframe for cookie check
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Criteo
Tracking pixels
Criteo
Marketing tools
Criteo Display Panel, Survey widget
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and product listings.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found in provided HTML snippet.
  3. Contact information including email, phone, and physical address is present in store flyout and support widget.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and CDN for performance.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  6. Advertising and tracking via Criteo detected.
  7. No signs of adult or unsafe content.
  8. Good branding and professional presentation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including a custom CMS (NextCMS), JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5, delivered via Akamai CDN. It integrates third-party advertising (Criteo) and survey widgets for customer feedback. The site is mobile-optimized and uses OAuth2 for authentication. Performance is moderate with preloading of fonts and assets. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were observed. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility features and SEO further. The technical infrastructure supports a large-scale e-commerce and wholesale platform effectively.
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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