How to catch spring boot AccessDeniedException when using #PreAuthorize - spring-boot

Question

I am trying to catch AccessDeniedException, so I can display the AccessDenied error message in response, instead of Internal Server Error(s) while executing query
But, when I try to debug the method, try/catch block doesn't catch the AccessDeniedException thrown by filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
I tried to use recommended #ExceptionHandler , but they did not help either.
Current response:
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "Internal Server Error(s) while executing query"
}
]
}
Expected response:
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "Access denied."
}
]
}
Here is my code:
#Component
public class JwtFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
#Override
protected void doFilterInternal(#NotNull HttpServletRequest request, #NotNull HttpServletResponse response, #NotNull FilterChain filterChain) {
Optional<HttpServletRequest> optReq = Optional.of(request);
String authToken = optReq
.map(req -> req.getHeader("Authorization"))
.filter(token -> !token.isEmpty())
.map(token -> token.replace("Bearer ", ""))
.orElse(null);
if (authToken != null && SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication() == null) {
//process token
} else {
try {
filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
} catch (AccessDeniedException | ServletException | IOException e) {
String test = "test";
}
}
}
}
Here is the mutation where #Preauthorized is used :
#Component
#PreAuthorize("hasAnyRole('CREATOR','INFLUENCER','INFLUENCER_TEAMMATE')")
public class ProducerSharedMutations implements GraphQLMutationResolver {
private final WidgetService widgetService;
public ProducerSharedMutations(WidgetService widgetService) {
this.widgetService = widgetService;
}
public Widget addWidget(WidgetInput widgetInput){
return widgetService.add(widgetInput);
}
}