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Security report for wahlen-ekm.de

Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland (EKM) · Government · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website www.wahlen-ekm.de serves as an informational and organizational platform for the Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKM) focusing on the 2025 church council elections (GKR-Wahl). It provides comprehensive resources including election preparation, candidate search, voting procedures, and educational materials for church members and candidates. The site targets church community members and volunteers, supporting their engagement in church governance. The organization is a medium-sized non-profit religious entity with a strong regional presence in Germany. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Slick Carousel, and Piwik/Matomo analytics. It is hosted on eastlink.de servers and demonstrates good mobile responsiveness and SEO practices. However, no explicit CMS was detected. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, and accessibility is basic. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration but lacks visible security headers and a formal security policy or incident response contact. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Privacy compliance is partial; a privacy policy exists but no cookie consent mechanism was detected. User tracking is moderate via Piwik/Matomo analytics. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its organizational mission. Strategic improvements include implementing cookie consent, enhancing security headers, and publishing security and incident response policies to strengthen compliance and user trust.

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

8 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 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
30
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
46

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

The Evangelical Church in Central Germany operates this site as part of its governance and community engagement efforts. The church holds elections for its local governing bodies, and this platform facilitates information dissemination and election logistics. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on community service and religious governance. The church's market position is well-established regionally, with a clear target audience of church members and volunteers. Key services include election information, candidate resources, online voting tools, and educational content. The partnership ecosystem includes related church domains such as ekmd.de. Growth indicators include ongoing election cycles and digital engagement initiatives. The site reflects a stable operational model with a focus on transparency and community involvement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced with a strong SSL configuration, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No security policy or incident response contact information is published, limiting transparency and preparedness. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries based on the analysis. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but lacking cookie consent mechanisms. User tracking via Piwik/Matomo is moderate, which should be balanced with GDPR compliance. Overall, the security posture is adequate but can be improved by adopting best practices and formalizing security governance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with EU cookie laws and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Add essential security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Conduct regular security audits to identify and remediate any potential vulnerabilities or outdated libraries.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users, including those with disabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland (EKM)
Description
Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland (EKM), Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKM) - provides information and resources related to the Gemeindekirchenratswahl (church council election) 2025, including preparation, candidate search, voting, and related materials.
Key services
Information dissemination about church council elections, Online voting and candidate search tools, Educational and communication materials for church members, Online training for church council members
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.2.1, Bootstrap CSS/JS, Slick Carousel, jQuery Fancybox, Shariff social sharing, Typeahead.js, Video Wrapped plugin, Piwik/Matomo analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google site verification

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik/Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik/Matomo
Transparency
poor

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 focused on church council elections for the Evangelical Church in Central Germany.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected, though privacy policy page exists.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided with organizational emails and phone numbers.
  5. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and responsive design techniques.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  7. No terms of service or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. Use of Piwik/Matomo analytics indicates moderate user tracking.
  9. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  10. Good SEO and meta tag usage including Open Graph tags.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of well-known JavaScript libraries and CSS frameworks including jQuery 3.2.1, Bootstrap, Slick Carousel, and Fancybox for UI components and interactivity. It employs Piwik/Matomo for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-conscious tracking. The hosting is managed via eastlink.de nameservers, suggesting a regional hosting provider. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags and Open Graph integration but lacks JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed and accessibility. No CMS was explicitly detected, which may indicate a custom or static site architecture. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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