Vulnerability Scan Result

Target:

https://www.profluent.bio/

Scanned target: https://www.profluent.bio/

Submitted: Dec 03, 2025 from CH

Public Scan

Scan mode: Passive (non-intrusive)

Summary

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Info

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Title:	Profluent
Description:	The next frontier is authoring new biology, and with AI, we have the power to write the future—creating solutions that transform medicine, agriculture, and beyond.

IP Information

ip_address	15.160.106.203
country	IT
network_name	Amazon Inc
asn	AS16509

ip_address	35.152.117.67
country	IT
network_name	Amazon Inc
asn	AS16509

ip_address	15.161.34.42
country	IT
network_name	Amazon Inc
asn	AS16509

Open Ports

80/tcp	http	nginx -
81/tcp	http	nginx -
443/tcp	https	- -
444/tcp	snpp	- -

Web Technologies

Software / Version	Category
Google Hosted Libraries	CDN
core-js 3.19.0	JavaScript libraries
Google Analytics GA4	Analytics
Google Font API	Font scripts
HTTP/3	Miscellaneous
jQuery 3.5.1	JavaScript libraries
Open Graph	Miscellaneous
Webflow 1.6.0	Page builders
Webpack	Miscellaneous
Cloudflare	CDN
Google Tag Manager	Tag managers
HSTS	Security

Web Application Vulnerabilities

Evidence

URL Evidence

URL	Evidence
https://www.profluent.bio/	Response headers include the HTTP Content-Security-Policy security header with the following security issues:`script-src: script-src directive is missing. object-src: Missing object-src allows the injection of plugins which can execute JavaScript. We recommend setting it to 'none'. default-src: The default-src directive should be set as a fall-back when other restrictions have not been specified. base-uri: Missing base-uri allows the injection of base tags. They can be used to set the base URL for all relative (script) URLs to an attacker controlled domain. We recommend setting it to 'none' or 'self'.`

https://www.profluent.bio/

Response headers include the HTTP Content-Security-Policy security header with the following security issues:script-src: script-src directive is missing. object-src: Missing object-src allows the injection of plugins which can execute JavaScript. We recommend setting it to 'none'. default-src: The default-src directive should be set as a fall-back when other restrictions have not been specified. base-uri: Missing base-uri allows the injection of base tags. They can be used to set the base URL for all relative (script) URLs to an attacker controlled domain. We recommend setting it to 'none' or 'self'.

Vulnerability description

We noticed that the Content-Security-Policy (CSP) header configured for the web application includes unsafe directives. The CSP header activates a protection mechanism implemented in web browsers which prevents exploitation of Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities (XSS) by restricting the sources from which content can be loaded or executed.

Risk description

For example, if the unsafe-inline directive is present in the CSP header, the execution of inline scripts and event handlers is allowed. This can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the vulnerable application.

Recommendation

Remove the unsafe values from the directives, adopt nonces or hashes for safer inclusion of inline scripts if they are needed, and explicitly define the sources from which scripts, styles, images or other resources can be loaded.

Classification

CWE	CWE-693
OWASP Top 10 - 2017
OWASP Top 10 - 2021

Evidence

Software / Version	Category
Google Hosted Libraries	CDN
core-js 3.19.0	JavaScript libraries
Google Analytics GA4	Analytics
Google Font API	Font scripts
HTTP/3	Miscellaneous
jQuery 3.5.1	JavaScript libraries
Open Graph	Miscellaneous
Webflow 1.6.0	Page builders
Webpack	Miscellaneous
Cloudflare	CDN
Google Tag Manager	Tag managers
HSTS	Security

Vulnerability description

We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.

Risk description

The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.

Recommendation

We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.

Evidence

URL	Evidence
https://www.profluent.bio/	Response headers do not include the Referrer-Policy HTTP security header as well as the `<meta/>` tag with name 'referrer' is not present in the response.

Vulnerability description

We noticed that the target application's server responses lack the Referrer-Policy HTTP header, which controls how much referrer information the browser will send with each request originated from the current web application.

Risk description

The risk is that if a user visits a web page (e.g. "http://example.com/pricing/") and clicks on a link from that page going to e.g. "https://www.google.com", the browser will send to Google the full originating URL in the `Referer` header, assuming the Referrer-Policy header is not set. The originating URL could be considered sensitive information and it could be used for user tracking.

Recommendation

The Referrer-Policy header should be configured on the server side to avoid user tracking and inadvertent information leakage. The value `no-referrer` of this header instructs the browser to omit the Referer header entirely.

Classification

CWE	CWE-693
OWASP Top 10 - 2017
OWASP Top 10 - 2021

Evidence

URL	Method	Parameters	Evidence
https://www.profluent.bio/	GET	Headers: User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36	Different hostname found for a source file `vimeo`
https://www.profluent.bio/media	GET	Headers: User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36	Different hostname found for a source file `vimeo`

Vulnerability description

We have noticed that the target application includes scripts from external domains. This may be problematic as such scripts have the same level of access as the application's own scripts, which means they can interact with application data and perform actions as the current user.

Risk description

The risk is that cross domain file inclusion can lead to a wide variety security breaches if the external scripts are malicious or become compromised.

Recommendation

You do not have any control over what is in that code. Ensure files on the site are loaded from only trusted sources.

Classification

CWE	CWE-829
OWASP Top 10 - 2017
OWASP Top 10 - 2021

Evidence

URL	Evidence
https://www.profluent.bio/	Response headers do not include the X-Content-Type-Options HTTP security header

Vulnerability description

We noticed that the target application's server responses lack the X-Content-Type-Options header. This header is particularly important for preventing Internet Explorer from reinterpreting the content of a web page (MIME-sniffing) and thus overriding the value of the Content-Type header.

Risk description

The risk is that lack of this header could make possible attacks such as Cross-Site Scripting or phishing in Internet Explorer browsers.

Recommendation

We recommend setting the X-Content-Type-Options header such as `X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff`.

Classification

CWE	CWE-693
OWASP Top 10 - 2017
OWASP Top 10 - 2021

Evidence

URL	Method	Parameters	Evidence
https://www.profluent.bio/	GET	Headers: User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36	Email Address: info@profluent.bio
https://www.profluent.bio/privacy	GET	Headers: User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36	Email Address: legal@profluent.bio

Vulnerability description

We noticed that this web application exposes email addresses, which might be unintended. While not inherently a vulnerability, this information could be leveraged in social engineering or spam related activities.

Risk description

The risk is that exposed email addresses within the application could be accessed by unauthorized parties. This could lead to privacy violations, spam, phishing attacks, or other forms of misuse.

Recommendation

Compartmentalize the application to have 'safe' areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow email addresses to go outside of the trust boundary, and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.

Classification

CWE	CWE-200
OWASP Top 10 - 2017
OWASP Top 10 - 2021

Evidence

URL
Missing: https://www.profluent.bio/.well-known/security.txt

Vulnerability description

We have noticed that the server is missing the security.txt file, which is considered a good practice for web security. It provides a standardized way for security researchers and the public to report security vulnerabilities or concerns by outlining the preferred method of contact and reporting procedures.

Risk description

There is no particular risk in not having a security.txt file for your server. However, this file is important because it offers a designated channel for reporting vulnerabilities and security issues.

Recommendation

We recommend you to implement the security.txt file according to the standard, in order to allow researchers or users report any security issues they find, improving the defensive mechanisms of your server.

Evidence

URL	Method	Parameters	Evidence
https://www.profluent.bio/	GET	Headers: User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36	Operating system paths found in the HTTP response: `/media/generative-a-i-arrives-in-the-gene-editing-world-of-crispr` `/media/profluent-spurred-by-salesforce-research-and-backed-by-jeff-dean-uses-ai-to-discover-medicines` `/media/profluent-on-a-i-decoded`
https://www.profluent.bio/media	GET	Headers: User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36	Operating system paths found in the HTTP response: `/media/giving-structure-to-language-profluents-ai-models-move-toward-precise-and-steerable-protein-design` `/media/9-of-the-most-remarkable-scientific-discoveries-of-2024` `/media/flip-benchmark-tasks-in-fitness-landscape-inference-for-proteins` `/media/deep-extrapolation-for-attribute-enhanced-generation` `/media/live-on-tbpn` `/media/large-language-models-generate-functional-protein-sequences-across-diverse-families` `/media/profluentsaysithasdiscoveredaiscalinglawsfoaimodelsusedinproteindesign` `/media/integrated-dna-technologies-and-profluent-collaborate-to-unlock-new-frontier-of-ai-driven-protein-design` `/media/towards-joint-sequence-structure-generation-of-nucleic-acid-and-protein-complexes-with-se-3--discrete-diffusion` `/media/jeff-bezos-is-backing-an-ai-startup-aiming-to-make-proteins-programmable` `/media/design-of-highly-functional-genome-editors-by-modeling-the-universe-of-crispr-cas-sequences` `/media/protein2pam-endpoints-article` `/media/the-ai-effect-how-a-hot-computing-tool-is-tying-bio-and-tech-closer-than-ever` `/media/progen2-exploring-the-boundaries-of-protein-language-models` `/media/scaling-unlocks-broader-generation-and-deeper-functional-understanding-of-proteins` `/media/integrated-dna-technologies-and-profluent-forge-new-ai-driven-protein-design-partnership` `/media/profluent-announces-publication-of-generative-ai-research-in-nature-with-new-results-for-opencrispr-1` `/media/profluent-on-a-i-decoded` `/media/profluent-announces-multi-year-collaboration-with-corteva-to-accelerate-sustaina... (truncated)`

Vulnerability description

We found operating system paths returned in a HTTP response.

Risk description

The risk is that path disclosure may help an attacker learn more about the remote server's file system, thus increasing the effectiveness and precision of any future attacks.

Recommendation

Configure the web server to avoid leaking path information by using generic error messages that do not reveal any internal file paths. Make sure no server file is referred with its absolute path in the website code.

Classification

CWE	CWE-200
OWASP Top 10 - 2017
OWASP Top 10 - 2021

Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

Evidence

Domain Queried	DNS Record Type	Description	Value
www.profluent.bio	A	IPv4 address	35.152.117.67
www.profluent.bio	A	IPv4 address	15.161.34.42
www.profluent.bio	A	IPv4 address	15.160.106.203
www.profluent.bio	CNAME	Canonical name	proxy-ssl.webflow.com

Risk description

An initial step for an attacker aiming to learn about an organization involves conducting searches on its domain names to uncover DNS records associated with the organization. This strategy aims to amass comprehensive insights into the target domain, enabling the attacker to outline the organization's external digital landscape. This gathered intelligence may subsequently serve as a foundation for launching attacks, including those based on social engineering techniques. DNS records pointing to services or servers that are no longer in use can provide an attacker with an easy entry point into the network.

Recommendation

We recommend reviewing all DNS records associated with the domain and identifying and removing unused or obsolete records.

Evidence

Software / Version	Category
Webflow	Page builders
jQuery 3.5.1	JavaScript libraries
Google Tag Manager	Tag managers
Google Hosted Libraries	CDN
Google Font API	Font scripts
Google Analytics GA4	Analytics
HSTS	Security
Cloudflare	CDN
HTTP/3	Miscellaneous
Open Graph	Miscellaneous

Vulnerability description

We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.

Risk description

The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.

Recommendation

We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.