PrimeFaces components and plain JSF components with f:ajax stopped woking with Spring-Security

Question

I'm trying to integrate Spring-Security 5.1.4.RELEASE in an already working JSF 2.2-Primefaces 6.1 APP in order to securize it. When I try to access to the protected page "logged.xhtml" spring triggers and takes me to the login page "login.xhtml", so Spring seems to work fine.

The problem is that once I have configured Spring all Primefaces p:commandLink stop working (and some "Action" methods in other Primefaces components). The JSF Sun components ( xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html" ) like "h:outputLink" continue working but a h:commmandButton with f:ajax fails too.

I don't see why the Primefaces components or the JSF ones with f:ajaxare broken...

This is my faces-config.xml:

<application>
    <el-resolver>org.springframework.web.jsf.el.SpringBeanFacesELResolver</el-resolver>

    <resource-bundle>
        <base-name>messages</base-name>
        <var>msg</var>
    </resource-bundle>

    <message-bundle>messages</message-bundle>

    <locale-config>
        <default-locale>en</default-locale>
        <supported-locale>en</supported-locale>
        <supported-locale>es</supported-locale>
    </locale-config>
</application>

This is my WEB.XML:

<servlet>
    <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet</servlet-class>
    <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>*.xhtml</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

<context-param>
    <description>State saving method: 'client' or 'server' (=default). See JSF Specification 2.5.2</description>
    <param-name>javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD</param-name>
    <param-value>client</param-value>
</context-param>

<context-param>
    <param-name>javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.fmt.localizationContext</param-name>
    <param-value>resources.application</param-value>
</context-param>

<listener>
    <listener-class>org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener</listener-class>
</listener>

<context-param>
    <param-name>javax.faces.DEFAULT_SUFFIX</param-name>
    <param-value>.xhtml</param-value>
</context-param>

<context-param>
    <param-name>javax.faces.PROJECT_STAGE</param-name>
    <param-value>Production</param-value>
</context-param>

<session-config>
    <session-timeout>30</session-timeout>
</session-config>

<welcome-file-list>
    <welcome-file>index.xhtml</welcome-file>
</welcome-file-list>

This is my security initializer:

public class SecurityWebInitializer extends AbstractSecurityWebApplicationInitializer{

}

This is my security configuration:

@Configuration
@EnableWebSecurity
public class SecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {

@Override
protected void configure(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {

    auth.inMemoryAuthentication().withUser(User.withDefaultPasswordEncoder().username("admin").password("1234").roles("ADMIN").build());
    auth.inMemoryAuthentication().withUser(User.withDefaultPasswordEncoder().username("usu").password("1234").roles("NORMAL").build());
}

@Override
protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {

    http
    .authorizeRequests()
        .antMatchers("/logged.xhtml").authenticated()
        .anyRequest().permitAll()
        .and()
    .formLogin()
        .loginPage("/login.xhtml").defaultSuccessUrl("/logged.xhtml").failureUrl("/error.xhtml")
        .permitAll()
        .and()
    .logout().logoutUrl("/logout")
        .permitAll(); 

}

}

EDIT:

After checking the browser console I see that every time I press any Primefaces link/button the following error appears:

XHR POST localhost:8080/springtest/index.xhtml [HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden 2ms]

I believe that there is a problem with the permissions but after reviewing my SecurityConfig file I don't see the problem.

The following line should restrict the access to the protected page:

.antMatchers("/logged.xhtml").authenticated()

And this line should allow ALL trafic in the rest of pages:

.anyRequest().permitAll()

What I'm doing wrong?

Any suggestion?

Thanks in advance!

PS: let me know whether you need any further information about the project

Answer 1

I want to answer this question in case someone else needs it:

When using TEMPLATES for composing a JSF page ALWAYS put the "csrf" token in every single form on it. It is not enough putting the token in one place.

<input type="hidden" name="${_csrf.parameterName}" value="${_csrf.token}" />