Spring Security annotations on subclasses support intercepting parent class methods.

core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/AbstractExpressionAttributeRegistry.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * For internal use only, as this contract is likely to change
  *
  * @author Evgeniy Cheban
+ * @author DingHao
  */
 abstract class AbstractExpressionAttributeRegistry<T extends ExpressionAttribute> {
 
@@ -67,4 +68,8 @@ final T getAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 	@NonNull
 	abstract T resolveAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClass);
 
+	Class<?> targetClass(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
+		return (targetClass != null) ? targetClass : method.getDeclaringClass();
+	}
+
 }

core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/Jsr250AuthorizationManager.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
  *
  * @author Evgeniy Cheban
  * @author Josh Cummings
+ * @author DingHao
  * @since 5.6
  */
 public final class Jsr250AuthorizationManager implements AuthorizationManager<MethodInvocation> {
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ AuthorizationManager<MethodInvocation> resolveManager(Method method, Class<?> ta
 		private Annotation findJsr250Annotation(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 			Method specificMethod = AopUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(method, targetClass);
 			Annotation annotation = findAnnotation(specificMethod);
-			return (annotation != null) ? annotation : findAnnotation(specificMethod.getDeclaringClass());
+			return (annotation != null) ? annotation
+					: findAnnotation((targetClass != null) ? targetClass : specificMethod.getDeclaringClass());
 		}
 
 		private Annotation findAnnotation(Method method) {

core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/PostAuthorizeExpressionAttributeRegistry.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * For internal use only, as this contract is likely to change.
  *
  * @author Evgeniy Cheban
+ * @author DingHao
  * @since 5.8
  */
 final class PostAuthorizeExpressionAttributeRegistry extends AbstractExpressionAttributeRegistry<ExpressionAttribute> {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ MethodSecurityExpressionHandler getExpressionHandler() {
 	@Override
 	ExpressionAttribute resolveAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		Method specificMethod = AopUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(method, targetClass);
-		PostAuthorize postAuthorize = findPostAuthorizeAnnotation(specificMethod);
+		PostAuthorize postAuthorize = findPostAuthorizeAnnotation(specificMethod, targetClass);
 		if (postAuthorize == null) {
 			return ExpressionAttribute.NULL_ATTRIBUTE;
 		}
@@ -63,10 +64,10 @@ ExpressionAttribute resolveAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		return new ExpressionAttribute(postAuthorizeExpression);
 	}
 
-	private PostAuthorize findPostAuthorizeAnnotation(Method method) {
+	private PostAuthorize findPostAuthorizeAnnotation(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		PostAuthorize postAuthorize = AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method, PostAuthorize.class);
-		return (postAuthorize != null) ? postAuthorize
-				: AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method.getDeclaringClass(), PostAuthorize.class);
+		return (postAuthorize != null) ? postAuthorize : AuthorizationAnnotationUtils
+			.findUniqueAnnotation(targetClass(method, targetClass), PostAuthorize.class);
 	}
 
 }

core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/PostFilterExpressionAttributeRegistry.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  * For internal use only, as this contract is likely to change.
  *
  * @author Evgeniy Cheban
+ * @author DingHao
  * @since 5.8
  */
 final class PostFilterExpressionAttributeRegistry extends AbstractExpressionAttributeRegistry<ExpressionAttribute> {
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ MethodSecurityExpressionHandler getExpressionHandler() {
 	@Override
 	ExpressionAttribute resolveAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		Method specificMethod = AopUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(method, targetClass);
-		PostFilter postFilter = findPostFilterAnnotation(specificMethod);
+		PostFilter postFilter = findPostFilterAnnotation(specificMethod, targetClass);
 		if (postFilter == null) {
 			return ExpressionAttribute.NULL_ATTRIBUTE;
 		}
@@ -62,10 +63,10 @@ ExpressionAttribute resolveAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		return new ExpressionAttribute(postFilterExpression);
 	}
 
-	private PostFilter findPostFilterAnnotation(Method method) {
+	private PostFilter findPostFilterAnnotation(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		PostFilter postFilter = AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method, PostFilter.class);
 		return (postFilter != null) ? postFilter
-				: AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method.getDeclaringClass(), PostFilter.class);
+				: AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(targetClass(method, targetClass), PostFilter.class);
 	}
 
 }

core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/PreAuthorizeExpressionAttributeRegistry.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * For internal use only, as this contract is likely to change.
  *
  * @author Evgeniy Cheban
+ * @author DingHao
  * @since 5.8
  */
 final class PreAuthorizeExpressionAttributeRegistry extends AbstractExpressionAttributeRegistry<ExpressionAttribute> {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ MethodSecurityExpressionHandler getExpressionHandler() {
 	@Override
 	ExpressionAttribute resolveAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		Method specificMethod = AopUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(method, targetClass);
-		PreAuthorize preAuthorize = findPreAuthorizeAnnotation(specificMethod);
+		PreAuthorize preAuthorize = findPreAuthorizeAnnotation(specificMethod, targetClass);
 		if (preAuthorize == null) {
 			return ExpressionAttribute.NULL_ATTRIBUTE;
 		}
@@ -67,10 +68,10 @@ ExpressionAttribute resolveAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		return new ExpressionAttribute(preAuthorizeExpression);
 	}
 
-	private PreAuthorize findPreAuthorizeAnnotation(Method method) {
+	private PreAuthorize findPreAuthorizeAnnotation(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		PreAuthorize preAuthorize = AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method, PreAuthorize.class);
-		return (preAuthorize != null) ? preAuthorize
-				: AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method.getDeclaringClass(), PreAuthorize.class);
+		return (preAuthorize != null) ? preAuthorize : AuthorizationAnnotationUtils
+			.findUniqueAnnotation(targetClass(method, targetClass), PreAuthorize.class);
 	}
 
 }

core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/PreFilterExpressionAttributeRegistry.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  * For internal use only, as this contract is likely to change.
  *
  * @author Evgeniy Cheban
+ * @author DingHao
  * @since 5.8
  */
 final class PreFilterExpressionAttributeRegistry
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ MethodSecurityExpressionHandler getExpressionHandler() {
 	@Override
 	PreFilterExpressionAttribute resolveAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		Method specificMethod = AopUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(method, targetClass);
-		PreFilter preFilter = findPreFilterAnnotation(specificMethod);
+		PreFilter preFilter = findPreFilterAnnotation(specificMethod, targetClass);
 		if (preFilter == null) {
 			return PreFilterExpressionAttribute.NULL_ATTRIBUTE;
 		}
@@ -63,10 +64,10 @@ PreFilterExpressionAttribute resolveAttribute(Method method, Class<?> targetClas
 		return new PreFilterExpressionAttribute(preFilterExpression, preFilter.filterTarget());
 	}
 
-	private PreFilter findPreFilterAnnotation(Method method) {
+	private PreFilter findPreFilterAnnotation(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		PreFilter preFilter = AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method, PreFilter.class);
 		return (preFilter != null) ? preFilter
-				: AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method.getDeclaringClass(), PreFilter.class);
+				: AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(targetClass(method, targetClass), PreFilter.class);
 	}
 
 	static final class PreFilterExpressionAttribute extends ExpressionAttribute {

core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/SecuredAuthorizationManager.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
  * contains a specified authority from the Spring Security's {@link Secured} annotation.
  *
  * @author Evgeniy Cheban
+ * @author DingHao
  * @since 5.6
  */
 public final class SecuredAuthorizationManager implements AuthorizationManager<MethodInvocation> {
@@ -86,14 +87,14 @@ private Set<String> getAuthorities(MethodInvocation methodInvocation) {
 
 	private Set<String> resolveAuthorities(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		Method specificMethod = AopUtils.getMostSpecificMethod(method, targetClass);
-		Secured secured = findSecuredAnnotation(specificMethod);
+		Secured secured = findSecuredAnnotation(specificMethod, targetClass);
 		return (secured != null) ? Set.of(secured.value()) : Collections.emptySet();
 	}
 
-	private Secured findSecuredAnnotation(Method method) {
+	private Secured findSecuredAnnotation(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		Secured secured = AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method, Secured.class);
-		return (secured != null) ? secured
-				: AuthorizationAnnotationUtils.findUniqueAnnotation(method.getDeclaringClass(), Secured.class);
+		return (secured != null) ? secured : AuthorizationAnnotationUtils
+			.findUniqueAnnotation((targetClass != null) ? targetClass : method.getDeclaringClass(), Secured.class);
 	}
 
 }

core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/Jsr250AuthorizationManagerTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -225,6 +225,56 @@ public void checkInheritedAnnotationsWhenConflictingThenAnnotationConfigurationE
 			.isThrownBy(() -> manager.check(authentication, methodInvocation));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void checkRequiresUserWhenMethodsFromInheritThenApplies() throws Exception {
+		MockMethodInvocation methodInvocation = new MockMethodInvocation(new RolesAllowedClass(),
+				RolesAllowedClass.class, "securedUser");
+		Jsr250AuthorizationManager manager = new Jsr250AuthorizationManager();
+		AuthorizationDecision decision = manager.check(TestAuthentication::authenticatedUser, methodInvocation);
+		assertThat(decision.isGranted()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void checkPermitAllWhenMethodsFromInheritThenApplies() throws Exception {
+		MockMethodInvocation methodInvocation = new MockMethodInvocation(new PermitAllClass(), PermitAllClass.class,
+				"securedUser");
+		Jsr250AuthorizationManager manager = new Jsr250AuthorizationManager();
+		AuthorizationDecision decision = manager.check(TestAuthentication::authenticatedUser, methodInvocation);
+		assertThat(decision.isGranted()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void checkDenyAllWhenMethodsFromInheritThenApplies() throws Exception {
+		MockMethodInvocation methodInvocation = new MockMethodInvocation(new DenyAllClass(), DenyAllClass.class,
+				"securedUser");
+		Jsr250AuthorizationManager manager = new Jsr250AuthorizationManager();
+		AuthorizationDecision decision = manager.check(TestAuthentication::authenticatedUser, methodInvocation);
+		assertThat(decision.isGranted()).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@RolesAllowed("USER")
+	public static class RolesAllowedClass extends ParentClass {
+
+	}
+
+	@PermitAll
+	public static class PermitAllClass extends ParentClass {
+
+	}
+
+	@DenyAll
+	public static class DenyAllClass extends ParentClass {
+
+	}
+
+	public static class ParentClass {
+
+		public void securedUser() {
+
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	public static class TestClass implements InterfaceAnnotationsOne, InterfaceAnnotationsTwo {
 
 		public void doSomething() {

core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/PostAuthorizeAuthorizationManagerTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -167,6 +167,29 @@ public void checkInheritedAnnotationsWhenConflictingThenAnnotationConfigurationE
 			.isThrownBy(() -> manager.check(authentication, result));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void checkRequiresUserWhenMethodsFromInheritThenApplies() throws Exception {
+		MockMethodInvocation methodInvocation = new MockMethodInvocation(new PostAuthorizeClass(),
+				PostAuthorizeClass.class, "securedUser");
+		MethodInvocationResult result = new MethodInvocationResult(methodInvocation, null);
+		PostAuthorizeAuthorizationManager manager = new PostAuthorizeAuthorizationManager();
+		AuthorizationDecision decision = manager.check(TestAuthentication::authenticatedUser, result);
+		assertThat(decision.isGranted()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@PostAuthorize("hasRole('USER')")
+	public static class PostAuthorizeClass extends ParentClass {
+
+	}
+
+	public static class ParentClass {
+
+		public void securedUser() {
+
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	public static class TestClass implements InterfaceAnnotationsOne, InterfaceAnnotationsTwo {
 
 		public void doSomething() {

core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/PostFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptorTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -170,6 +170,34 @@ public Object proceed() {
 		SecurityContextHolder.setContextHolderStrategy(saved);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void checkPostFilterWhenMethodsFromInheritThenApplies() throws Throwable {
+		String[] array = { "john", "bob" };
+		MockMethodInvocation methodInvocation = new MockMethodInvocation(new PostFilterClass(), PostFilterClass.class,
+				"inheritMethod", new Class[] { String[].class }, new Object[] { array }) {
+			@Override
+			public Object proceed() {
+				return array;
+			}
+		};
+		PostFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor advice = new PostFilterAuthorizationMethodInterceptor();
+		Object result = advice.invoke(methodInvocation);
+		assertThat(result).asInstanceOf(InstanceOfAssertFactories.array(String[].class)).containsOnly("john");
+	}
+
+	@PostFilter("filterObject == 'john'")
+	public static class PostFilterClass extends ParentClass {
+
+	}
+
+	public static class ParentClass {
+
+		public String[] inheritMethod(String[] array) {
+			return array;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	@PostFilter("filterObject == 'john'")
 	public static class TestClass implements InterfaceAnnotationsOne, InterfaceAnnotationsTwo {