Starting with 3.0.0-M1, a second WebSecurityConfigurer appears to be triggering "ServletContext must not be null" underneath the ErrorPageSecurityFilter when a request fails authentication.
We have a library which configures security for the actuator, then applications will configure their own security. This works fine so far up through 2.6.3, although I'm happy to hear if we are doing something unexpected.
Testing with 3.0.0-M1 all tests in this configuration which hit 401/403 errors are throwing this error from the actuator-specific matcher in RequestMatcherDelegatingWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator#delegates.
I know there's a lot going on with ErrorPageSecurityFilter recently but I did not see this problem in particular called out anywhere.
I was able to isolate this into minimal repro here, where the error can be found/eliminated based on enabling/disabling the second WebSecurityConfigurer:
https://github.com/jeffbswope/null-servletcontext-errorpagefilter
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: ServletContext must not be null
at org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Assert.java:201) ~[spring-core-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(WebApplicationContextUtils.java:112) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(WebApplicationContextUtils.java:101) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils.getRequiredWebApplicationContext(WebApplicationContextUtils.java:83) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.boot.security.servlet.ApplicationContextRequestMatcher.matches(ApplicationContextRequestMatcher.java:58) ~[spring-boot-3.0.0-M1.jar:3.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.DefaultSecurityFilterChain.matches(DefaultSecurityFilterChain.java:67) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.access.RequestMatcherDelegatingWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.getDelegate(RequestMatcherDelegatingWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java:115) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.access.RequestMatcherDelegatingWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.isAllowed(RequestMatcherDelegatingWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java:66) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.filter.ErrorPageSecurityFilter.isAllowed(ErrorPageSecurityFilter.java:83) ~[spring-boot-3.0.0-M1.jar:3.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.filter.ErrorPageSecurityFilter.doFilter(ErrorPageSecurityFilter.java:71) ~[spring-boot-3.0.0-M1.jar:3.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.filter.ErrorPageSecurityFilter.doFilter(ErrorPageSecurityFilter.java:65) ~[spring-boot-3.0.0-M1.jar:3.0.0-M1]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:158) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:327) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.invoke(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:106) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.doFilter(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:81) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:122) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:116) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.session.SessionManagementFilter.doFilter(SessionManagementFilter.java:87) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.session.SessionManagementFilter.doFilter(SessionManagementFilter.java:81) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AnonymousAuthenticationFilter.java:109) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.servletapi.SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.java:149) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.savedrequest.RequestCacheAwareFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheAwareFilter.java:63) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.logout.LogoutFilter.doFilter(LogoutFilter.java:103) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.logout.LogoutFilter.doFilter(LogoutFilter.java:89) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.java:110) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.java:80) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:336) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilterInternal(FilterChainProxy.java:211) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:183) ~[spring-security-web-6.0.0-M1.jar:6.0.0-M1]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:351) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:267) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:158) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.springframework.web.filter.RequestContextFilter.doFilterInternal(RequestContextFilter.java:100) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:158) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:158) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:101) ~[spring-web-6.0.0-M2.jar:6.0.0-M2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:185) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:158) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:691) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:443) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:367) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:295) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java:387) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.status(StandardHostValve.java:233) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:155) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:78) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:355) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:399) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:866) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1708) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1191) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:659) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.0.16.jar:10.0.16]
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833) ~[na:na]
Starting with 3.0.0-M1, a second
WebSecurityConfigurerappears to be triggering "ServletContext must not be null" underneath theErrorPageSecurityFilterwhen a request fails authentication.We have a library which configures security for the actuator, then applications will configure their own security. This works fine so far up through 2.6.3, although I'm happy to hear if we are doing something unexpected.
Testing with 3.0.0-M1 all tests in this configuration which hit 401/403 errors are throwing this error from the actuator-specific matcher in
RequestMatcherDelegatingWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator#delegates.I know there's a lot going on with
ErrorPageSecurityFilterrecently but I did not see this problem in particular called out anywhere.I was able to isolate this into minimal repro here, where the error can be found/eliminated based on enabling/disabling the second
WebSecurityConfigurer:https://github.com/jeffbswope/null-servletcontext-errorpagefilter