Domain also accessible by IP only

Jake725

• March 17, 2025 21:57

Hi, I found all my Domains at my Server are available at the domain/cpanel dedicated IP address assigned, here with a SSL certificate error. Also, if you are pointing any external domain (not added to the Cpanel account) by DNS A record to the desired IP of the Cpanel account, you are able to call the website and all content from this domain, but not showing the original URL. Like: Original Domain = 123.com Fake Domain = 456.com (pointing DNS A record to Cpanel dedicated IP for the main Domain) even 456.com is not listed at the Cpanel account Domain list, you can open the website under 456.com with all content, but with a SSL certificate error Warning. So, how to disable direct url access by IP, and second, how to disable any frauty URL hijacking my Website/Content. Thanks for any help.

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • March 18, 2025 13:38

  Hey hey!  This has more detail than your other post - thanks for sharing that.

  This all seems like normal behavior to me, as that is how the DNS system works.  There is nothing stopping me from creating a DNS record to 123.com on my personal server with an A record that points to your server, or to Google, or to anywhere I want.

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  Jake725

  • March 18, 2025 14:11

  Hey, let me give you a example.

  My original domain = mydomain.com

  The "hijack" Domain = otherdomain.com (ignor the SSL certificate error)

  You see, the otherdomain.com does not belong to me, and is not listet at my Cpanel account at all, but otherdomain.com is showing my original website under this unknown domain name.

  This is the issue. At the moment, if anyone is pointing a DNS A record from any domain to my Account/IP, you will see my content on his Domain.

  This issue does exist with all 4 Cpanel accounts at this host, so I hope it's just a WHM setting I need to change....

  Thank you for the ongoing help.

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  Jake725

  • March 19, 2025 11:48

  I need help please

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • March 19, 2025 14:33

  thanks for the additional details.  Unfortunately there is no way to stop this behavior.  As I mentioned earlier, I could go into my personal cPanel account right now and create a domain that points to Google, or to your particular IP address - there is nothing to stop me from doing that as that is just how the DNS system works.

  Is this causing a specific problem for your machine?

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