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Security report for st-marien-foerderverein.de

Förderverein der katholischen Schulen St. Marien in Berlin e.V. · Education · Germany

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 3 other checks.

Security score

39/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Förderverein der katholischen Schulen St. Marien in Berlin e.V. is a small non-profit association dedicated to supporting Catholic schools in Berlin through fundraising, organizing events, and providing school-related support services. The website serves as a community hub for parents, students, alumni, and supporters, offering information about membership, donations, school clothing orders, and upcoming events. The organization maintains a consistent and professional online presence with clear branding and regular content updates. Technically, the website is built on WordPress 5.4 with common plugins such as FooBox and Team Members Pro, hosted on a German hosting provider (kasserver.com). The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with basic accessibility and SEO features. However, some modern security best practices like security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are missing. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but lacks explicit security headers and a vulnerability disclosure policy. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a GDPR privacy policy, but no cookie consent banner is present. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with good trust indicators appropriate for a local non-profit educational association. Strategic improvements in security headers, cookie consent, and incident response transparency would further strengthen its posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

10 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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. 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';…

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
45
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
40
Average
39

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 · found on this site
  • 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

The Förderverein operates as a community-focused non-profit supporting Catholic education in Berlin. Its business model relies on membership fees, donations, and fundraising activities. The association targets parents, students, alumni, and local supporters, positioning itself as a key facilitator of school-related events and resources. The partnership ecosystem includes official school websites and educational associations, enhancing its legitimacy. The website content and structure indicate an active organization with regular events and community engagement, though it remains a small entity without subsidiaries or parent companies.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces its defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, limiting transparency. The lack of cookie consent mechanisms may pose GDPR compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small non-profit but could benefit from implementing recommended security best practices and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and cookie policy to comply fully with GDPR requirements.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding terms of service to clarify user and member obligations and legal protections.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Förderverein der katholischen Schulen St. Marien Berlin e.V.
Registration number
VR54108
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Förderverein der katholischen Schulen St. Marien in Berlin e.V.
Description
Non-profit association supporting Catholic schools St. Marien in Berlin, focusing on community engagement, school events, fundraising, and providing support for school activities and equipment.
Key services
Organizing school events, Fundraising and donations, Providing school equipment and support, Managing school clothing orders, Supporting alumni activities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.4, jQuery 1.12.4, FooBox Image Lightbox, Team Members Pro plugin, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Parfum Pro WordPress Theme
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure WordPress plugins

Analytics and tracking

Services
SlimStat
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based non-profit association site for Catholic schools in Berlin.
  2. Content is in German and well-structured with regular updates and event announcements.
  3. No signs of adult or malicious content.
  4. No visible cookie consent mechanism despite GDPR relevance.
  5. No explicit security headers detected; HTTPS is enabled.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided including email and physical address.
  7. No terms of service page found.
  8. No security or incident response policies published.
  9. Use of external donation affiliate program Bildungsspender.
  10. No social media links detected in the provided content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a WordPress CMS with a custom Parfum Pro theme and several plugins for image lightbox and team member management. It loads jQuery 1.12.4, which is an older version but still widely used. The hosting is provided by kasserver.com, a German hosting provider, consistent with the website's regional focus. Performance is moderate with CDN usage for some assets (jsdelivr.net). The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and basic accessibility features. SEO is basic with meta tags and RSS feeds but could be improved with structured data and enhanced metadata.
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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