diff --git a/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/DBCrossSiteScripting/DBCrossSiteScripting.java b/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/DBCrossSiteScripting/DBCrossSiteScripting.java
index 7c7494025..44f61be4f 100755
--- a/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/DBCrossSiteScripting/DBCrossSiteScripting.java	
+++ b/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/DBCrossSiteScripting/DBCrossSiteScripting.java	
@@ -135,15 +135,17 @@ public class DBCrossSiteScripting extends GoatHillsFinancial
 		String stage = getStage(s);
 		if (STAGE1.equals(stage))
 	    {
-		    instructions = "Execute a Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack.<br>"
-			    + "For this exercise, your mission is to cause the application to serve a script of your making "
-			    + " to some other user.";
+		    instructions = "Stage 1: Execute a Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attack.<br>"
+			    + "As 'Tom', execute a Stored XSS attack against the Street field on the Edit Profile page.  "
+			    + "Verify that 'Jerry' is affected by the attack. "
+			    + "A sample JavaScript snippet you can use is: &lt;SCRIPT&gt;alert('bang!');&lt;/SCRIPT&gt;.";
 	    }
 		else if (STAGE2.equals(stage))
 		{
-		    instructions = "Block Stored XSS using Input Validation.<br>"
-			    + "You will modify the stored procedure in the database to perform input validation on the vulnerable input field "
-			    + "you just exploited.";
+		    instructions = "Stage 2: Block Stored XSS using Input Validation.<br>"
+			    + "Implement a fix in the stored procedure to prevent the stored XSS from being written to the database. "
+			    + "A sample regluar expression pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9,\\. ]{0,80}$ "
+			    + "Repeat stage 1 as 'Eric' with 'David' as the manager.  Verify that 'David' is not affected by the attack.";
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -252,4 +254,4 @@ public class DBCrossSiteScripting extends GoatHillsFinancial
 		return ! getWebgoatContext().getDatabaseDriver().contains("oracle");
 	}
     
-}
+}
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diff --git a/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/DBSQLInjection/DBSQLInjection.java b/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/DBSQLInjection/DBSQLInjection.java
index fdb94a858..33ddcdf43 100755
--- a/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/DBSQLInjection/DBSQLInjection.java	
+++ b/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/DBSQLInjection/DBSQLInjection.java	
@@ -143,16 +143,20 @@ public class DBSQLInjection extends GoatHillsFinancial
 		String stage = getStage(s);
 		if (STAGE1.equals(stage))
 	    {
-		    instructions = "Use String SQL Injection to bypass authentication. "
+		    instructions = "Stage 1: Use String SQL Injection to bypass authentication. "
 			    + "The goal here is to login as the user "
 			    + PRIZE_EMPLOYEE_NAME
 			    + ", who is in the Admin group.  "
-			    + "You do not have the password, but the form is SQL injectable.";
+			    + "You do not have the password, but the form is SQL injectable. "
+			    + "View the EMPLOYEE_LOGIN stored procedure and see if you can "
+			    + "determine why the exploit exists.";
 	    }
 		else if (STAGE2.equals(stage))
 		{
-		    instructions = "Use bind variables.<br>"
-			    + "Update the stored procedure in the database to use bind variables, rather than string concatenation";
+		    instructions = "Stage 2: Use bind variables.<br>"
+			    + "Using the Squirrel SQL Client, update the EMPLOYEE_LOGIN stored procedure in the database "
+			    + "to use bind variables, rather than string concatenation. "
+			    + "Repeat the SQL Injection attack. Verify that the attack is no longer effective.";
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -252,4 +256,4 @@ public class DBSQLInjection extends GoatHillsFinancial
 	}
     
     
-}
+}
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diff --git a/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/instructor/DBCrossSiteScripting/UpdateProfile_i.java b/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/instructor/DBCrossSiteScripting/UpdateProfile_i.java
index 216995641..b550429e9 100755
--- a/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/instructor/DBCrossSiteScripting/UpdateProfile_i.java	
+++ b/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/instructor/DBCrossSiteScripting/UpdateProfile_i.java	
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE UPDATE_EMPLOYEE(
     v_personal_description IN employee.personal_description%type
 )
 AS 
-    P_ADDRESS1 VARCHAR2(32000) := '^[a-zA-Z0-9,\. ]{0,80}$';    // Stage 2 - FIX
+    P_ADDRESS1 VARCHAR2(100) := '^[a-zA-Z0-9,\. ]{0,80}$';  
 BEGIN
-    IF NOT REGEXP_LIKE(v_address1, P_ADDRESS1) THEN     // Stage 2 - FIX
-        RAISE VALUE_ERROR;                              // Stage 2 - FIX
-    END IF;                                             // Stage 2 - FIX
+    IF NOT REGEXP_LIKE(v_address1, P_ADDRESS1) THEN     
+        RAISE VALUE_ERROR;                              
+    END IF;                                             
     UPDATE EMPLOYEE
     SET
         first_name = v_first_name, 
diff --git a/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/instructor/DBSQLInjection/Login_i.java b/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/instructor/DBSQLInjection/Login_i.java
index feaca5c63..0b46b80b4 100755
--- a/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/instructor/DBSQLInjection/Login_i.java	
+++ b/ webgoat/main/project/JavaSource/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/instructor/DBSQLInjection/Login_i.java	
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ END;
 * OR
 
 CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE EMPLOYEE_LOGIN(v_id NUMBER, v_password VARCHAR) AS
-    stmt VARCHAR(32767);
+    stmt VARCHAR(1000);
     v_userid NUMBER;
 BEGIN
     stmt  := 'SELECT USERID FROM EMPLOYEE WHERE USERID = :1 AND PASSWORD = :2';