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Security report for rankmath.com

Rank Math · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Rank Math is a technology company specializing in WordPress SEO plugins designed to help website owners improve their search engine rankings and increase traffic. Established in 2017, the company has positioned itself as a leading provider in the WordPress SEO plugin market, offering both free and premium tools. Their website is professionally designed, targeting WordPress users and SEO professionals, and demonstrates a solid digital presence with modern technologies and integrations such as WooCommerce and Google Tag Manager. The technical infrastructure is built on WordPress CMS, enhanced with various plugins and third-party services including Visual Website Optimizer for A/B testing and Termly for cookie consent management. The site is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS and uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration, ensuring secure communications. Mobile optimization and SEO best practices are well implemented, although accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and employs domain status protections to prevent unauthorized domain changes. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response information, and DNSSEC, which are areas for improvement. The presence of tracking and marketing tools indicates moderate user tracking, balanced with a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, Rank Math's website reflects a mature and credible business with a strong market position in the SEO technology sector. Strategic enhancements in privacy disclosures, security transparency, and DNS security would further strengthen their trustworthiness and compliance posture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

3 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 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
50
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
74

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

Rank Math operates in the competitive WordPress SEO plugin market, leveraging a freemium business model that attracts a broad user base while offering premium features for revenue. Their competitive advantage lies in comprehensive SEO tools integrated seamlessly with WordPress and WooCommerce. The company targets digital marketers, website owners, and SEO professionals globally. The use of affiliate programs and marketing tools suggests active growth and partnership strategies. The website content and structured data indicate a medium-sized enterprise with consistent branding and a focus on technology innovation.

Security posture

The security posture of Rank Math's website is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections in place. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of published security policies or incident response plans indicate gaps in transparency and advanced security practices. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The use of third-party marketing and analytics tools introduces moderate tracking but is balanced by a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the security maturity is good but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to enhance compliance and user trust.
  3. Develop and publish a security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  4. Implement additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Rank Math
Description
Rank Math WordPress SEO plugin helps users rank higher in search engines by optimizing WordPress websites for better rankings and more traffic.
Key services
WordPress SEO plugin, SEO optimization tools, Traffic improvement solutions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), Termly cookie consent
Frameworks
React (implied by Termly React components), WooCommerce
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Visual Website Optimizer
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Visual Website Optimizer
Marketing tools
Visual Website Optimizer
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional WordPress SEO plugin provider.
  2. Uses modern web technologies and tracking tools.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service explicitly found on homepage HTML.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via Termly.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. WHOIS data shows domain is well maintained and secured.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with WooCommerce integration, using modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery and React components (via Termly). It employs Google Tag Manager and Visual Website Optimizer for analytics and A/B testing. Hosting is managed with Cloudflare DNS and nameservers, providing robust DNS infrastructure. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO meta tags. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though opportunities exist to enhance security configurations and privacy compliance.
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. 74/100Medium28 findingsView report
  2. 74/100 −1Medium28 findingsView report
  3. 75/100Medium24 findingsView report
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