WebGoat JAVA_HOME doesn't work

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When I try to run WebGoat through sh webgoat.sh start8080 command I get this 
output:

"The JVM in $JAVA_HOME isn't version 1.6."

I checked for java version "java -version" multiple times, even tried to 
reinstall it, and still I get the same error.

I am using 5.3 version of WebGoat and 1.8.0_40 of java on Kali linux, and I am 
stuck with this issue.

I have even tried to reconfigure webgoat.sh file changing some path variables 
but still stuck on the same error. Also tried to add JAVA_HOME manually to 
system path and still nothing.

What seems to be the problem?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 28 Mar 2015 at 11:47