FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Before contacting webgoat support at webgoat at owasp.org or posting to the WebGoat mailing list, please read the FAQ to see if your question may have been answered.

Table of Contents

1. Q: How do I report a bug?

2. Q: How do I get configure WebGoat on different port and/or different IP other then localhost?

3. Q: How do I solve lesson X?

4. Q: How do I contribute to the code i.e. fork/commit?

5. Q: How can I run WebGoat v8.2.2 when using Java 17

How do I report a bug?

You can report an issue here

How do I get configure WebGoat to run on an IP other then localhost?

You can specify the following arguments when starting WebGoat:

java -jar webgoat-server-<<version>>.jar --server.port=9090 --server.address=x.x.x.x

How do I solve lesson X?

Subscribe to the WebGoat mailing list at owasp-webgoat@lists.owasp.org.

Post your question to owasp-webgoat@lists.owasp.org

Look on Gitter

How do I contribute to the code i.e. fork/commit?

Check out our instructions on Forking WebGoat in GitHub.

How can I run WebGoat v8.2.2 when using Java 17 or higher?

The latest releases and develop branch require Java 17. For some lessons and zero-warnings some additional Java command line arguments are required.

java -jar webgoat-server-v8.2.2.jar