82
carousell.com
Findings
5
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3
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0
Checks
8 passive
Executive Summary
AI-GENERATED
carousell.com scored 82/100, demonstrating a strong security posture. Minor improvements are noted below.
Positive signals: TLS Configuration, Known Breaches, HSTS Header all passed.
3 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.
Action Items
Ordered by priority · 3 items
1
Strengthen email authentication configuration
Email authentication is partially configured for carousell.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
Remediation Steps
1
Upgrade DMARC policy to p=quarantine (then p=reject after monitoring)
2
Verify with: nslookup -type=txt _dmarc.carousell.com
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2
Add optional security headers (Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy)
carousell.com has most security headers configured. Missing: Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy. These are best-practice additions that reduce the attack surface for client-side vulnerabilities.
Remediation Steps
1
Add: Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
2
Add: Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()
3
Verify with: curl -sI https://carousell.com | grep -iE 'content-security|x-frame|x-content|referrer|permissions'
3
Review certificate configuration
Certificate issues found for carousell.com: wildcard certificate in use. Wildcard certificates have a broader blast radius if compromised. These are operational hygiene items, not immediate security risks.
Remediation Steps
1
Consider replacing wildcard cert with individual certs for critical subdomains
2
Consolidate certificate issuance to 1–2 trusted CAs
Scan Findings
DMARC / Email Security
Warning
Security Headers
Warning
Certificate Hygiene
Warning
TLS Configuration
Healthy
DNS Configuration
Healthy
Known Breaches
Healthy
HSTS Header
Healthy
CVE Exposure
Healthy