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Security report for muffingroup.com

Muffin Group · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Muffin Group is a technology company specializing in the development and sale of premium WordPress themes and website building tools, notably the Betheme and Bebuilder products. Established in 2012, the company has positioned itself as a leading provider in the WordPress theme market, offering a wide range of pre-built websites, premium plugin integrations, and customer support services. Their target audience includes WordPress users, web developers, and agencies seeking versatile and feature-rich themes. The website content reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good design quality and clear navigation, although performance is hindered by slow load times. From a technical perspective, the website leverages common web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Slick Slider, and is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS services. However, the site suffers from a critical lack of HTTPS support due to an invalid or missing SSL certificate, which significantly impacts its security posture. Additionally, no security headers or DNS security features like DNSSEC or CAA records are implemented. The site uses multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools including Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel, indicating a mature digital marketing strategy but raising privacy compliance concerns. Security evaluation reveals major vulnerabilities including the absence of HTTPS, lack of security headers, and no visible privacy or cookie policies, which are essential for GDPR compliance and user trust. The presence of hidden links to unrelated escort service domains is suspicious and could pose reputational risks. Overall, the domain registration data is consistent and indicates a legitimate and mature business entity. Strategically, Muffin Group should prioritize securing their website with a valid SSL certificate and enabling HTTPS to protect user data and improve trust. Implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, along with security headers and DNS security measures, will enhance compliance and security posture. Addressing performance issues will improve user experience and SEO rankings. Removing suspicious hidden links is critical to maintain brand integrity and avoid potential blacklisting.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

7 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 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
85
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
60

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

Muffin Group operates in the competitive WordPress theme market with a strong product portfolio centered around Betheme and Bebuilder. Their business model focuses on premium theme sales, plugin integrations, and providing extensive pre-built website templates to simplify website creation for clients. The company targets a broad audience including individual WordPress users, freelancers, and agencies. Their market position is strong due to the large user base (300,000+ satisfied users) and continuous weekly updates. Affiliate partnerships with major plugin providers and marketplaces like Codecanyon and WPML enhance their ecosystem and revenue streams. The company demonstrates a commitment to customer support and education through documentation and video tutorials. However, the presence of suspicious hidden links could indicate potential security or reputation management issues that need addressing.

Security posture

The current security posture of Muffin Group's website is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, exposing users to potential data interception risks. The lack of security headers such as HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, and X-Frame-Options further increases vulnerability to common web attacks. DNS security features like DNSSEC and CAA records are not enabled, reducing protection against DNS spoofing and unauthorized certificate issuance. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, indicating limited transparency and preparedness. The use of third-party tracking and marketing scripts without visible privacy controls raises compliance concerns under GDPR and other privacy regulations. The suspicious hidden links to unrelated domains pose a reputational and security risk that should be investigated and remediated promptly.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire website.
  2. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  3. Add security headers such as HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and enable OCSP stapling and session resumption.
  4. Enable DNSSEC and CAA records to enhance DNS security and prevent unauthorized certificate issuance.
  5. Remove suspicious hidden links to unrelated domains to protect brand reputation and avoid potential blacklisting.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern but common technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Slick Slider, and Modernizr, hosted behind Cloudflare DNS services. Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel are used for analytics and marketing. Despite a rich content structure and good mobile optimization, the site suffers from slow load times (22.9 seconds) and a large page size (~1MB), indicating potential optimization opportunities. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support is a critical technical deficiency. No security headers or advanced DNS configurations are present. The site lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business model but requires significant improvements in security and performance to meet modern standards.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 65/100Medium32 findingsView report
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