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False positive Java. SpringBoot CSRF

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false-positive Java
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Description

**Description of the false positive**

Given a SpringBoot application that acts solely as an API/OIDC Resource Server and does not utilize cookies or state, where CSRF is disabled, the `CodeQL / Disabled Spring CSRF protection` should not be triggered.

**Code samples or links to source code**

```Java
@Bean
SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(
final HttpSecurity http,
final String privateScope,
final AppUserPrincipalJwtAuthenticationConverter appUserPrincipalJwtAuthenticationConverter) {
http.formLogin(AbstractHttpConfigurer::disable)
.httpBasic(AbstractHttpConfigurer::disable)
.csrf(AbstractHttpConfigurer::disable) // NOSONAR stateless JWT, no CSRF cookies
.logout(AbstractHttpConfigurer::disable)
.sessionManagement(
session -> session.sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.STATELESS))
.authorizeHttpRequests(
authorize ->
authorize
.dispatcherTypeMatchers(DispatcherType.ERROR, DispatcherType.FORWARD)
.permitAll()
.requestMatchers(RuntimeEndpointPaths.unauthenticatedPaths())
.permitAll()
.requestMatchers(
new RegexRequestMatcher(
RuntimeEndpointPaths.versionedInternalRouteRegex(), null))
.access(interactiveUserAuthorizationManager())
.requestMatchers(
new RegexRequestMatcher(
RuntimeEndpointPaths.versionedPrivateRouteRegex(), null))
.access(
callerTypeAuthorizationManager(
OidcCallerType.CLIENT_CREDENTIALS, privateScope))
.anyRequest()
.authenticated())
.oauth2ResourceServer(
oauth2 ->
oauth2.jwt(
jwt ->
jwt.jwtAuthenticationConverter(
appUserPrincipalJwtAuthenticationConverter)));
return http.build();
}
```

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Research direction

Start by locating the CodeQL query named "Disabled Spring CSRF protection" and review how it identifies Spring Security configurations. Reproduce the provided stateless JWT/OIDC resource-server example, then verify that disabling CSRF no longer triggers the query for this configuration while the reported case remains covered.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring-boot
Domain
backend, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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