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What this means
buxfer.com scored 68/100, meeting baseline requirements but with 5 findings that require attention. The vendor can proceed with a remediation timeline agreement.
Positive signals: Known Breaches, HSTS Header, Certificate Hygiene all passed.
5 action items identified, including 0 critical. The issues are configuration gaps, not architectural problems. A focused remediation effort of 2–5 days could address all findings.
How buxfer.com compares
Grade distribution across 2378 companies we've scanned. buxfer.com scores better than 38% of them.
71
A+
22
A
180
A-
181
B+
69
B
333
B-
111
C+
111
C
295
C-
110
D+
92
D
216
D-
587
F
buxfer.com — Grade D+ (68/100)
2378 companies scanned
Security checks
Each check inspects a different part of buxfer.com's public security setup. Green means healthy, yellow needs attention, red is a problem.
DMARC / Email Security
Strengths: SPF record present with hard-fail (-all); DKIM configured (selectors: mandrill). Issues: No DMARC record found — email spoofing is not prevented.
DNS Configuration
Strengths: 4 nameservers configured (ns-1460.awsdns-54.org., ns-1969.awsdns-54.co.uk., ns-306.awsdns-38.com., ns-756.awsdns-30.net.); 5 MX records present; Zone transfers properly restricted. Issues: DNSSEC not configured — DNS responses can be spoofed.
TLS Configuration
TLSv1.2 negotiated. Issues: TLS 1.2 negotiated (1.3 preferred).
Security Headers
3/5 security headers present. Missing: X-Frame-Options, Permissions-Policy.
CVE Exposure
Detected technologies: Apache/2.4.65. 1 high-severity CVE(s) found (CVSS 7.0–8.9): CVE-2025-58098. Patching recommended.
Known Breaches
No known breaches found in public disclosure databases.
HSTS Header
HSTS enabled: max-age=63072000 with includeSubDomains and preload. Meets best-practice configuration.
Certificate Hygiene
Strengths: Certificate valid, 317 days remaining; Issued by Amazon.
Recommended actions
5 items
Steps to improve buxfer.com's security grade, ranked by impact.
1
Strengthen email authentication configuration
Email authentication is partially configured for buxfer.com but has gaps. Actions needed: upgrade DMARC policy from 'none' to 'quarantine' or 'reject'. Until DMARC enforcement is active, spoofed emails may still reach recipients.
Compliance impact
NIST CSFPR.AC-7
Email authentication is a required access control
How to fix this
1
Upgrade DMARC policy to p=quarantine (then p=reject after monitoring)
2
Verify with: nslookup -type=txt _dmarc.buxfer.com
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2
Enable DNSSEC on your domain
Without DNSSEC, DNS responses for buxfer.com can be spoofed, potentially redirecting users to malicious sites. This requires coordination with your domain registrar to publish DS records.
Compliance impact
NIST 800-53SC-20
Secure name/address resolution service
How to fix this
1
Check if your DNS provider supports DNSSEC (Cloudflare, Route53, etc.)
2
Enable DNSSEC signing in your DNS provider dashboard
3
Add the DS record to your registrar for .com TLD
4
Verify: dig +dnssec buxfer.com
3
Review potential CVE exposure in detected software
Software detected on buxfer.com has potential CVE matches. Review the specific CVEs and confirm whether the installed version is affected.
How to fix this
1
Review matched CVEs and confirm installed versions
2
Update software if vulnerable versions are confirmed
3
Consider hiding version information in server headers
4
Upgrade to TLS 1.3
buxfer.com negotiated TLSv1.2. TLS 1.2 is still compliant under all major security frameworks and is not a vulnerability. TLS 1.3 offers faster handshakes and removes legacy cipher negotiation. This is a best-practice improvement, not a compliance gap.
How to fix this
1
Update web server config to prefer TLS 1.3 (nginx: ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3)
2
Verify: openssl s_client -connect buxfer.com:443 -tls1_3
5
Add optional security headers (X-Frame-Options, Permissions-Policy)
buxfer.com has most security headers configured. Missing: X-Frame-Options, Permissions-Policy. These are best-practice additions that reduce the attack surface for client-side vulnerabilities.
How to fix this
1
Add: X-Frame-Options: DENY (or SAMEORIGIN if you use iframes)
2
Add: Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()
3
Verify with: curl -sI https://buxfer.com | grep -iE 'content-security|x-frame|x-content|referrer|permissions'
At a glance
Key data points from the scan.
TLS Version
TLSv1.2
TLSv1.2 negotiated. Issues: TLS 1.2 negotiated (1.3 preferred).
DMARC Policy
Not configured
Strengths: SPF record present with hard-fail (-all); DKIM configured (selectors: mandrill). Issues: No DMARC record found — email spoofing is not prevented.
SPF Record
Present
v=spf1 a mx ptr ip4:72.232.218.138 ip4:50.57.160.193 ip4:23.23.194.168 include:amazonses.com include
Security Headers
3/5 present
Missing: X-Frame-Options, Permissions-Policy
HSTS
Enabled
HSTS enabled: max-age=63072000 with includeSubDomains and preload. Meets best-practice configuration.
SSL Certificate
Valid
Strengths: Certificate valid, 317 days remaining; Issued by Amazon.
DNSSEC
Not enabled
Strengths: 4 nameservers configured (ns-1460.awsdns-54.org., ns-1969.awsdns-54.co.uk., ns-306.awsdns-38.com., ns-756.awsdns-30.net.); 5 MX records present; Zone transfers properly restricted. Issues: DNSSEC not configured — DNS responses can be spoofed.