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Security report for moodle-an-hochschulen.de

Moodle an Hochschulen e.V. · Education · Germany

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Moodle an Hochschulen e.V. is a German non-profit association founded in 2021, representing the Moodle community across more than 200 German universities with over 1.7 million students. The organization focuses on coordinating Moodle development, fostering networking, knowledge transfer, and organizing community events such as workshops and expert panels. The website is built on WordPress with modern plugins and demonstrates good content quality and professional design tailored to its educational audience. Technically, the site uses WordPress CMS with plugins like RevSlider and WPBakery, hosted on domaincontrol.com nameservers, and employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration. However, explicit privacy and terms of service policies are missing, and security headers are not detected, indicating room for improvement in security posture and privacy compliance. Contact information is clearly provided via email and social media, supporting business credibility. Overall, the site is trustworthy, safe, and well-positioned within its niche community.

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
67
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
66

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

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

The association holds a key position as a coordinator and representative for Moodle usage in German higher education. Its non-profit model focuses on community-driven development and knowledge sharing rather than commercial revenue. The presence of 65 member universities and over 1 million students indicates a strong and growing network. The website supports this with member logos and community plugins. The business model relies on membership and collaborative projects, with strategic emphasis on digital sovereignty in education. The lack of phone or physical address details on the site suggests a primarily digital and community-oriented operation. The organization leverages partnerships with universities and promotes synergy effects among members, enhancing its competitive advantage in the educational technology sector.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with excellent SSL configuration and uses nonce tokens for AJAX requests, indicating awareness of security best practices. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests limited formal security governance. The site would benefit from implementing these policies and headers to enhance protection against common web threats and improve compliance with data protection regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy pages to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to harden the website.
  3. Add a terms of service page to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
  4. Consider publishing a security policy and incident response contact information to build trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Moodle an Hochschulen e.V.
Description
Moodle an Hochschulen e.V. is a non-profit association founded on July 22, 2021, based in Berlin. It represents the German-speaking Moodle community at over 200 German universities, serving more than 1.7 million students. The association acts as a contact point and multiplier for Moodle at universities, promoting networking, knowledge transfer, and coordinated development.
Key services
Coordination of Moodle development at universities, Networking and knowledge transfer, Organizing workshops, expert panels, and network meetings, Providing community plugins
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, PHP (implied by WordPress), RevSlider plugin, WPBakery Page Builder, Smart Logo Showcase plugin, All in One SEO plugin, jQuery (commented out but likely used), Font Awesome icons, Ionicons
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of nonce tokens in AJAX URLs
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
All in One SEO
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is primarily in German and focused on Moodle community for higher education.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found despite cookie consent mechanism present.
  4. Contact email is publicly displayed and consistent with domain.
  5. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed on the homepage.
  6. Use of modern WordPress plugins and SEO best practices.
  7. No visible analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. Strong community and educational focus with many member institutions displayed.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using popular plugins such as RevSlider and WPBakery Page Builder, which provide rich content presentation and layout flexibility. The site loads CSS and JS assets from its own domain with caching/minification, indicating performance optimization efforts. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data are properly implemented, enhancing search engine visibility. Hosting is via domaincontrol.com nameservers, likely GoDaddy, which is a common and reliable provider. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, suggesting minimal user tracking. Accessibility features are basic but present. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small non-profit educational site, with opportunities to improve security and privacy implementations.
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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