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Security report for sparmedo.de

Sparmedo GmbH · Healthcare · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sparmedo GmbH operates a German-language online platform specializing in price comparison for pharmaceutical and pharmacy products. The website offers consumers access to pricing from over 85 certified online pharmacies, targeting cost-conscious customers in Germany seeking medicines and health products at competitive prices. The business model centers on e-commerce facilitation through comparison services, positioning Sparmedo as a niche player in the healthcare e-commerce sector. Technically, the website employs legacy jQuery 1.4.4 and standard CSS with SVG graphics, hosted on servers associated with internet1.de. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, though some technical modernization is advisable. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage but lacks modern security headers and uses outdated JavaScript libraries, which could expose vulnerabilities. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies, and no visible contact or incident response information is provided. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced security and compliance measures to improve trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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';…

  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
77
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
53

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Sparmedo GmbH targets the German healthcare consumer market by aggregating and comparing prices for medicines and pharmacy products from certified online pharmacies. This positions the company as a valuable intermediary in the pharmaceutical e-commerce ecosystem, potentially generating revenue through affiliate or referral partnerships. The platform's focus on price savings up to 80% appeals to budget-conscious consumers. The absence of detailed company founding data or parent/subsidiary relationships suggests a small to medium-sized enterprise. The lack of visible contact details and certifications may limit consumer trust, but the presence of Google site verification and use of certified pharmacy partners supports legitimacy. Growth opportunities include expanding product categories and improving digital marketing and compliance transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates basic security hygiene with HTTPS enforced, but lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options. The use of an outdated jQuery version (1.4.4) is a significant vulnerability risk, as this version is known to have multiple security issues. No evidence of security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms is present, indicating limited security maturity. The absence of privacy and cookie policies further exposes compliance risks under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires urgent improvements to mitigate potential threats and enhance user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade jQuery and all JavaScript libraries to current secure versions to eliminate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Provide clear contact information including a dedicated security or abuse email address to facilitate incident reporting and response.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sparmedo GmbH
Description
Sparen Sie bis zu 80% beim Kauf von Medikamenten und Apothekenprodukten! Sparmedo vergleicht von mehr als 85 zertifizierten Versandapotheken die Preise.
Key services
Price comparison of medicines, Comparison of pharmacy products, Search and browse product categories
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.4.4, CSS, SVG graphics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL https://www.sparmedo.de/)
  • No inline sensitive data exposure detected

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
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a German-language pharmaceutical price comparison platform.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in provided content.
  3. Contact information such as emails or phone numbers not found in visible content.
  4. Uses older jQuery version which may pose security risks.
  5. No social media or external contact links detected.
  6. Site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with meta tags and canonical URL.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No incident response or security contact channels identified.
  9. WHOIS data is minimal but domain uses consistent nameservers.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a legacy jQuery 1.4.4 library loaded from Google's CDN, which is outdated and potentially insecure. The CSS is minified and versioned, indicating some level of asset management. The site uses SVG for logos and icons, supporting scalability and modern design. Hosting is managed via internet1.de nameservers, suggesting a German hosting provider. The site is mobile responsive with viewport meta tags and uses canonical URLs and Google site verification for SEO. However, no modern JavaScript frameworks or CMS platforms are detected, indicating a custom or minimalistic tech stack. Performance is moderate with some images using lazy loading placeholders but some broken image loading states detected. Accessibility features are basic with some ARIA labels present. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but could benefit from modernization and performance optimization.
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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