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Security report for uni-frankfurt.de

Goethe University Frankfurt · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, DNS health and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Goethe University Frankfurt is a large, well-established public university in Germany offering a broad spectrum of academic faculties and research opportunities. The website serves students, researchers, and international scholars with detailed information about study programs, research projects, campus locations, and support services. The university maintains a strong digital presence with active social media channels and comprehensive contact information. Technically, the site is built on the Fiona 7 CMS by Infopark AG, uses modern JavaScript libraries, and implements a cookie consent mechanism via Klaro. Analytics are handled through Matomo, indicating a focus on privacy-conscious tracking. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS usage and cookie consent, though explicit security headers and incident response policies are not publicly documented. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  4. 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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  • 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
47
Security headers
60
Email security
40
DNS health
30
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
60

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention uni-frankfurt.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
5,861
Employees
54
Customers
5,189
Third parties
618
Weak passwords
12%

Latest record dated 2026-06-09 · 215 subdomains affected

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  • –kartenservice.uni-frankfurt.de2026-06-09
  • –cw-portal.uni-frankfurt.de2026-06-07
  • –dlist.server.uni-frankfurt.de2026-05-22
  • –webmail.server.uni-frankfurt.de2026-05-21
  • –imap.server.uni-frankfurt.de2026-05-20

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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

The university holds a strong market position as a major educational institution in Germany, targeting students, researchers, and international academics. Its business model centers on public education and research funding. The website reflects a comprehensive ecosystem including multiple faculties, international services, and public relations. The presence of multiple campus locations and detailed contact points indicates a large operational scale. The university leverages partnerships and maintains transparency through social media and news updates. No commercial or advertising partnerships were detected, emphasizing its educational focus.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data, and there is no visible security policy or incident response information. The use of Matomo analytics suggests privacy-conscious data collection. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The absence of a published vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file indicates room for improvement in transparency and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  2. Add and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update them accordingly.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimization to improve user experience and discoverability.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Goethe University Frankfurt
Description
Goethe University Frankfurt is a large public university in Germany offering a wide range of academic faculties and research opportunities. It serves students, researchers, and international scholars with comprehensive educational programs and campus facilities.
Key services
Academic programs, Research projects, International student services, Public relations and communications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap (implied by classes and carousel), Klaro (cookie consent management), Matomo (analytics)
Frameworks
Fiona 7 by Infopark AG (CMS)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of HTTPS implied by domain and analytics URL

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 a legitimate university site with comprehensive academic and research information.
  2. Cookie consent is implemented with Klaro.
  3. Multiple faculties and campus locations are clearly presented.
  4. Contact information is detailed and includes emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
  5. Social media presence is active on major platforms.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. No explicit security headers detected in provided data; recommend review.
  8. No terms of service page explicitly found.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Fiona 7 CMS platform, utilizing JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap components for responsive design and interactive elements like carousels. Cookie consent is managed by Klaro, and analytics are performed using Matomo hosted on university infrastructure, reflecting a privacy-aware approach. The site is mobile-optimized with good navigation clarity and consistent branding. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement in loading speed and accessibility compliance. The hosting appears to be managed internally by the university, ensuring control over infrastructure. No critical technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected.
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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