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Security report for soral.ch

Mairie de Soral · Government · Switzerland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.soral.ch serves as the official online presence for the Mairie de Soral, the municipal government of the Commune of Soral in Switzerland. It provides residents and visitors with information about local governance, community services, events, and practical resources. The site is well-structured with clear navigation and professional branding consistent with a small government entity. The content is primarily in French and targets local community members and stakeholders. Technically, the website is built on WordPress 6.8.2, utilizing common plugins such as Contact Form 7, The Events Calendar, and a booking plugin. It employs modern web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Google Fonts. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, though there is room for improvement in accessibility and SEO. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration but lacks important security headers and published security policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security hardening to improve user trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 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 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

    • 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
25
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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

Mairie de Soral operates as a local government authority focused on serving the Commune of Soral, a small agricultural and viticultural community in Switzerland. The business model centers on providing municipal services, political information, and community engagement through digital channels. The website supports local governance transparency and citizen interaction, including event announcements and facility bookings. The presence of partner links such as ema.school and culture-rencontre.ch suggests community collaboration. The site does not engage in commercial activities or advertising, reflecting its public service nature. Growth indicators are limited due to the static nature of municipal services, but the site maintains relevance through regular news updates and event postings.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which limits transparency and preparedness. The use of well-known WordPress plugins is positive but requires ongoing maintenance to prevent vulnerabilities. The absence of privacy and cookie policies is a compliance risk under GDPR. Overall, the site is secure enough for informational purposes but should enhance security controls and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements and consent mechanisms.
  2. Implement essential HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve incident response readiness.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate security risks.
  5. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents or abuse reports to enhance trust and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mairie de Soral
Description
Bienvenue sur le site de la Commune de Soral, commune à vocation essentiellement agricole et viticole. Elle est entourée d’Avusy, Laconnex, Bernex, Perly-Certoux et partage une frontière de plusieurs kilomètres avec le département français voisin de Haute-Savoie.
Key services
Municipal administration, Local political information, Community services, Event announcements, Facility bookings
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, PHP, jQuery 3.7.1, Bootstrap 3.3.5.1, Font Awesome, Google Fonts (Raleway, Poppins), Contact Form 7, The Events Calendar, Booking Personal plugin, Qode Quick Links, WPBakery Page Builder
Frameworks
WordPress, Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure plugins

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a municipal government site for the Commune of Soral in Switzerland.
  2. Content is in French and focused on local community information and services.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided including phone and physical address.
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with several plugins for events, booking, and forms.
  6. No explicit security headers detected; SSL is properly configured.
  7. No signs of malicious or adult content.
  8. External links mostly to trusted domains related to local services and partners.
  9. No advertising or tracking scripts explicitly detected.
  10. Good branding consistency and professional presentation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a mature WordPress CMS environment with a suite of plugins for event management, booking, and contact forms. The front-end uses Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. Google Fonts are used for typography, and Font Awesome provides iconography. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets, which may impact performance but overall delivers a moderate loading speed. Accessibility features are basic, with some ARIA attributes and localized date pickers. SEO is supported by meta tags but lacks advanced structured data like JSON-LD schemas. Hosting details are not explicit, but the presence of SSL and CDN resources suggests a standard hosting setup. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and privacy compliance are needed.
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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