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Security report for stw-thueringen.de

Studierendenwerk Thüringen · Education · Germany

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

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Studierendenwerk Thüringen is a public institution dedicated to supporting students in Thuringia, Germany, by providing essential services such as student housing, university catering, financial aid administration including BAföG, social and psychosocial counseling, and cultural project funding. The organization serves multiple universities and colleges in the region, positioning itself as a key regional player in student services. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content tailored to its target audience of students and university communities. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, ConsentFriend for cookie consent management, and Matomo for analytics. Hosting is provided by robhost.de, and the site is optimized for mobile devices with good accessibility features. The website uses HTTPS and session cookies, ensuring a secure browsing experience, although some security headers are missing. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as encrypted connections, consent management, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks publicly available security policies, incident response information, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Privacy compliance is strong with comprehensive privacy and cookie policies in German, and a consent mechanism is implemented. Overall, the website is trustworthy, safe, and professionally maintained, with a strong focus on student services. There are no indications of adult or questionable content. Recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and adding a security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

  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 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 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
72
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
43
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

Studierendenwerk Thüringen operates as a public service institution focused on student welfare in the Thuringia region. It holds a strategic position by serving a broad network of universities and colleges, offering integrated services that cover housing, catering, financial aid, and counseling. The business model relies on government funding and service fees, emphasizing social support and educational facilitation. The organization maintains partnerships with regional universities and promotes cultural and family support initiatives. Growth indicators include active cultural funding and digital engagement through social media. The website's ecosystem reflects a well-established institution with a clear mission and regional influence.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of consent management for privacy compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content or scripts. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. The lack of publicly available security policies and incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present, which could hinder coordinated vulnerability management. Overall, the security culture appears adequate but could benefit from enhanced documentation and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve coordination with security researchers.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to avoid potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance SEO metadata and structured data to improve search engine visibility and accessibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Studierendenwerk Thüringen, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Studierendenwerk Thüringen
Description
Studierendenwerk Thüringen is a public institution providing specialized services tailored to student life conditions in Thuringia, Germany. It manages student housing, university catering (Mensen), financial aid including BAföG, scholarships, loans, and social and psychosocial counseling. It also supports cultural projects and family services for students with children.
Key services
Student housing management, University catering (Mensen and Cafeterias), Financial aid administration (BAföG, scholarships, loans), Social and psychosocial counseling, Cultural project funding, Childcare and family support services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4.4.1, jQuery 3.5.1, jQuery UI 1.12.1, FontAwesome, ConsentFriend (Consent Management), Matomo Analytics, Google Maps API, Owl Carousel, Popper.js
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of session cookies
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is primarily in German with an English language option.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management implemented.
  4. Multiple official contact methods including email, phone, and contact form.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  6. Strong focus on student services in Thuringia region.
  7. No signs of security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  9. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram.
  10. No advertising networks detected beyond Matomo analytics.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a stable and modern technology stack with Bootstrap 4.4.1, jQuery 3.5.1, and jQuery UI for UI components. ConsentFriend is employed for GDPR-compliant cookie consent management, and Matomo is used for privacy-respecting analytics. Google Maps API integration supports location services. The site is hosted on robhost.de, with nameservers indicating consistent hosting. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with clear navigation and structured content. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution. Technical risks are low, but missing security headers and lack of security documentation represent potential areas for technical debt.
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. 50/100Medium35 findingsView report
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