diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b5ad9015d..3259ca38a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
       <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-      <version>1.18.36</version>
+      <version>1.18.46</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/htmltampering/HtmlTamperingTask.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/htmltampering/HtmlTamperingTask.java
index 3552883f4..bc59322db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/htmltampering/HtmlTamperingTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/htmltampering/HtmlTamperingTask.java
@@ -19,12 +19,36 @@
 @AssignmentHints({"hint1", "hint2", "hint3"})
 public class HtmlTamperingTask implements AssignmentEndpoint {
 
+  // The unit price is authoritative server-side state (e.g. a catalog/database lookup in a
+  // real application). It must never be derived from client-supplied input.
+  private static final double UNIT_PRICE = 2999.99;
+  private static final double ROUNDING_TOLERANCE = 0.01;
+
   @PostMapping("/HtmlTampering/task")
   @ResponseBody
   public AttackResult completed(@RequestParam String QTY, @RequestParam String Total) {
-    if (Float.parseFloat(QTY) * 2999.99 > Float.parseFloat(Total) + 1) {
-      return success(this).feedback("html-tampering.tamper.success").build();
+    final double quantity;
+    final double submittedTotal;
+    try {
+      quantity = Double.parseDouble(QTY);
+      submittedTotal = Double.parseDouble(Total);
+    } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+      return failed(this).feedback("html-tampering.tamper.failure").build();
+    }
+
+    if (quantity <= 0) {
+      return failed(this).feedback("html-tampering.tamper.failure").build();
     }
-    return failed(this).feedback("html-tampering.tamper.failure").build();
+
+    // Recompute the total from the trusted, server-side unit price instead of trusting the
+    // "Total" value the client sent along with the request. Any mismatch means the price shown
+    // to the checkout endpoint was tampered with (e.g. edited in the HTML/hidden field before
+    // submit) and must be rejected rather than honored.
+    double serverCalculatedTotal = quantity * UNIT_PRICE;
+    if (Math.abs(serverCalculatedTotal - submittedTotal) > ROUNDING_TOLERANCE) {
+      return failed(this).feedback("html-tampering.tamper.failure").build();
+    }
+
+    return success(this).feedback("html-tampering.tamper.success").build();
   }
 }