diff --git a/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/pom.xml b/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/pom.xml
index 403639021af..0628dd07969 100644
--- a/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/pom.xml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
   <properties>
     <pac4j.version>4.5.7</pac4j.version>
 
-    <!-- Following must be updated along with any updates to pac4j version -->
+    <!-- Following must be updated along with any updates to pac4j version. One can find the compatible version of nimbus libraries in org.pac4j:pac4j-oidc dependencies-->
     <nimbus.lang.tag.version>1.7</nimbus.lang.tag.version>
-    <nimbus.jose.jwt.version>7.9</nimbus.jose.jwt.version>
-    <oauth2.oidc.sdk.version>6.5</oauth2.oidc.sdk.version>
+    <nimbus.jose.jwt.version>8.22.1</nimbus.jose.jwt.version>
+    <oauth2.oidc.sdk.version>8.22</oauth2.oidc.sdk.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@
       <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+      <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/security/pac4j/Pac4jFilter.java b/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/security/pac4j/Pac4jFilter.java
index 452a2260946..0495242835c 100644
--- a/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/security/pac4j/Pac4jFilter.java
+++ b/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/security/pac4j/Pac4jFilter.java
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ import org.pac4j.core.engine.CallbackLogic;
 import org.pac4j.core.engine.DefaultCallbackLogic;
 import org.pac4j.core.engine.DefaultSecurityLogic;
 import org.pac4j.core.engine.SecurityLogic;
-import org.pac4j.core.exception.http.HttpAction;
-import org.pac4j.core.http.adapter.HttpActionAdapter;
+import org.pac4j.core.http.adapter.JEEHttpActionAdapter;
 import org.pac4j.core.profile.UserProfile;
 
 import javax.servlet.Filter;
@@ -48,11 +47,9 @@ public class Pac4jFilter implements Filter
 {
   private static final Logger LOGGER = new Logger(Pac4jFilter.class);
 
-  private static final HttpActionAdapter<String, JEEContext> NOOP_HTTP_ACTION_ADAPTER = (HttpAction code, JEEContext ctx) -> null;
-
   private final Config pac4jConfig;
-  private final SecurityLogic<String, JEEContext> securityLogic;
-  private final CallbackLogic<String, JEEContext> callbackLogic;
+  private final SecurityLogic<Object, JEEContext> securityLogic;
+  private final CallbackLogic<Object, JEEContext> callbackLogic;
   private final SessionStore<JEEContext> sessionStore;
 
   private final String name;
@@ -95,11 +92,11 @@ public class Pac4jFilter implements Filter
       callbackLogic.perform(
           context,
           pac4jConfig,
-          NOOP_HTTP_ACTION_ADAPTER,
+          JEEHttpActionAdapter.INSTANCE,
           "/",
           true, false, false, null);
     } else {
-      String uid = securityLogic.perform(
+      Object uid = securityLogic.perform(
           context,
           pac4jConfig,
           (JEEContext ctx, Collection<UserProfile> profiles, Object... parameters) -> {
@@ -110,11 +107,13 @@ public class Pac4jFilter implements Filter
               return profiles.iterator().next().getId();
             }
           },
-          NOOP_HTTP_ACTION_ADAPTER,
-          null, null, null, null);
-
+          JEEHttpActionAdapter.INSTANCE,
+          null, "none", null, null);
+      // Changed the Authorizer from null to "none".
+      // In the older version, if it is null, it simply grant access and returns authorized.
+      // But in the newer pac4j version, it uses CsrfAuthorizer as default, And because of this, It was returning 403 in API calls.
       if (uid != null) {
-        AuthenticationResult authenticationResult = new AuthenticationResult(uid, authorizerName, name, null);
+        AuthenticationResult authenticationResult = new AuthenticationResult(uid.toString(), authorizerName, name, null);
         servletRequest.setAttribute(AuthConfig.DRUID_AUTHENTICATION_RESULT, authenticationResult);
         filterChain.doFilter(servletRequest, servletResponse);
       }
diff --git a/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/security/pac4j/Pac4jFilterTest.java b/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/security/pac4j/Pac4jFilterTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0523c970178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions-core/druid-pac4j/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/security/pac4j/Pac4jFilterTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.druid.security.pac4j;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.pac4j.core.context.JEEContext;
+import org.pac4j.core.exception.http.ForbiddenAction;
+import org.pac4j.core.exception.http.FoundAction;
+import org.pac4j.core.exception.http.HttpAction;
+import org.pac4j.core.exception.http.WithLocationAction;
+import org.pac4j.core.http.adapter.JEEHttpActionAdapter;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+
+@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
+public class Pac4jFilterTest
+{
+
+  @Mock
+  private HttpServletRequest request;
+  @Mock
+  private HttpServletResponse response;
+  private JEEContext context;
+
+  @Before
+  public void setUp()
+  {
+    context = new JEEContext(request, response);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testActionAdapterForRedirection()
+  {
+    HttpAction httpAction = new FoundAction("testUrl");
+    Mockito.doReturn(httpAction.getCode()).when(response).getStatus();
+    Mockito.doReturn(((WithLocationAction) httpAction).getLocation()).when(response).getHeader(any());
+    JEEHttpActionAdapter.INSTANCE.adapt(httpAction, context);
+    Assert.assertEquals(response.getStatus(), 302);
+    Assert.assertEquals(response.getHeader("Location"), "testUrl");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testActionAdapterForForbidden()
+  {
+    HttpAction httpAction = ForbiddenAction.INSTANCE;
+    Mockito.doReturn(httpAction.getCode()).when(response).getStatus();
+    JEEHttpActionAdapter.INSTANCE.adapt(httpAction, context);
+    Assert.assertEquals(response.getStatus(), HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/licenses.yaml b/licenses.yaml
index 940e7cf2a49..48df6b1a157 100644
--- a/licenses.yaml
+++ b/licenses.yaml
@@ -809,17 +809,27 @@ name: com.nimbusds nimbus-jose-jwt
 license_category: binary
 module: extensions/druid-pac4j
 license_name: Apache License version 2.0
-version: 7.9
+version: 8.22.1
 libraries:
   - com.nimbusds: nimbus-jose-jwt
 
 ---
 
+name: com.nimbusds content-type
+license_category: binary
+module: extensions/druid-pac4j
+license_name: Apache License version 2.0
+version: 2.1
+libraries:
+  - com.nimbusds: content-type
+
+---
+
 name: com.nimbusds oauth2-oidc-sdk
 license_category: binary
 module: extensions/druid-pac4j
 license_name: Apache License version 2.0
-version: 6.5
+version: 8.22
 libraries:
   - com.nimbusds: oauth2-oidc-sdk