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Security report for vip.com

广州唯品会电子商务有限公司 · E-commerce · China

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.vip.com represents a major Chinese e-commerce platform specializing in flash sales of branded products at discounted prices. It targets Chinese consumers seeking authentic branded merchandise with assurances of quality and low prices. The platform offers a wide range of categories including apparel, cosmetics, home goods, and luxury items, supported by a membership club and customer service infrastructure. The website is well-branded, professionally designed, and optimized for both desktop and mobile users, with clear navigation and SEO metadata in Chinese. Technically, the site uses a traditional web stack with jQuery and JavaScript, served over HTTPS with enforced redirection from HTTP. While the site lacks some modern security headers and explicit cookie consent mechanisms, it employs CAPTCHA for certain features and maintains good security hygiene with no exposed sensitive data. The absence of WHOIS data suggests domain privacy protection, which is common for large commercial entities. The site displays multiple official Chinese business licenses and certifications, reinforcing its legitimacy. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a solid posture with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities in the provided content. However, improvements could be made by implementing security headers, publishing incident response policies, and adding cookie consent to enhance privacy compliance. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and safe for general audiences, with no adult or questionable content detected. Strategically, the platform should focus on enhancing privacy compliance and security transparency to maintain customer trust and meet evolving regulatory requirements. Technical modernization and accessibility improvements would further strengthen user experience and operational resilience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

  3. 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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
0
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
58

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 vip.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
8,792
Employees
0
Customers
7,739
Third parties
1,053
Weak passwords
26%

160 subdomains affected

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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

Vip.com operates as a leading online flash sales e-commerce platform in China, focusing on discounted branded merchandise. Its business model leverages limited-time offers to create urgency and attract price-sensitive consumers. The company benefits from a strong brand presence, extensive product categories, and a membership club that fosters customer loyalty. The platform integrates multiple warehouses across China to optimize logistics and delivery. Vip.com maintains partnerships with numerous brands and operates a comprehensive customer service system. The presence of official licenses and certifications indicates regulatory compliance and operational maturity. The company targets a broad consumer base in China, positioning itself as a trustworthy and affordable source for authentic branded goods. Growth indicators include a large product catalog, active user engagement features like sign-in rewards, and mobile app promotion. The ecosystem includes related domains for order management, customer service, and brand promotion, reflecting a well-integrated digital commerce infrastructure.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and no visible exposure of sensitive data in the HTML content. The use of CAPTCHA mechanisms for certain interactions adds a layer of bot protection. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement in defense-in-depth. No public security or incident response policies were found, nor was a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file detected, indicating limited transparency in security governance. Privacy compliance is partial, with a comprehensive privacy policy present but lacking a cookie consent mechanism. The WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection, which is acceptable for a large commercial entity but reduces transparency. Overall, the site is secure for users but would benefit from enhanced security headers, public incident response information, and improved privacy compliance to align with best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to enhance transparency and security culture.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users, including those with disabilities.
  5. Regularly update and audit third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
广州唯品会电子商务有限公司
Description
唯品会vip购物网以1-7折超低折扣对全球各大品牌进行限时特卖,商品囊括服装、化妆品、家居、奢侈品等上千品牌。100%正品、低价、7天无理由退货。
Key services
Brand flash sales, Discounted branded merchandise, Online shopping platform, Membership club, Customer service
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.10.2, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Platforms
Web (desktop and mobile optimized)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (redirect from HTTP to HTTPS)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of CAPTCHA for some features

Analytics and tracking

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 fully accessible with rich content in Chinese.
  2. No WHOIS data available from raw output, indicating privacy protection or domain not found in queried WHOIS server.
  3. HTTPS enforced with redirect from HTTP.
  4. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  5. Multiple official licenses and certifications displayed in footer.
  6. No exposed emails or phone numbers explicitly found in HTML content.
  7. Contact available via customer service links and forms.
  8. No social media links explicitly found in the provided HTML.
  9. Use of older jQuery version (1.10.2) but no known vulnerabilities detected in this context.
  10. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a traditional web technology stack featuring jQuery 1.10.2 and custom JavaScript, served over HTTPS with enforced redirection. The site uses CSS and HTML5 with responsive design elements to support mobile and desktop platforms. Performance is moderate, with some asynchronous script loading and lazy loading of images. The site lacks a detected CMS, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. SEO is well addressed with meta keywords and descriptions in Chinese. Accessibility is basic, with no explicit ARIA roles or landmarks detected. The technical infrastructure supports multiple warehouse configurations and localized content delivery. There is no evidence of modern JavaScript frameworks or headless CMS usage. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical implementation is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced accessibility compliance.
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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