Unable to access application (Webgoat/Webwolf) running on ports 8080/9090 via localhost on WSL

[jawsino]

Windows Version

Windows version: 10.0.19045.3208

WSL Version

1.2.5.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• [ ] WSL 2
• [X] WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.90.1

Distro Version

22.04

Other Software

Webgoat https://github.com/WebGoat/WebGoat/releases/download/v2023.4/webgoat-2023.4.jar

Repro Steps

1. On WSL install OpenJDK 19 sudo apt install openjdk-19-jre-headless -y

2. Create a folder called webgoat and cd into it. mkdir wegoat && cd webgoat

3. Download the webgoat application v2023.4 jar file wget https://github.com/WebGoat/WebGoat/releases/download/v2023.4/webgoat-2023.4.jar

4. Execute the command below to start the java application. java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Dwebgoat.port=8080 -Dwebwolf.port=9090 -jar webgoat-2023.4.jar

5. Application should start in wsl. On the windows machine try to access the application using http://localhost:8080/webgoat. According to this WSL documentation, it should work but it doesn't.

Expected Behavior

I expect to be able to access the application from the browser based on the WSL documenation.

Actual Behavior

I am unable to access the application from any of the browsers.

Diagnostic Logs

No response

[nwabel]

I also have the same problem, hope someone can help us solve this problem

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