diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microfocus/bdd/JunitReportReader.java b/src/main/java/com/microfocus/bdd/JunitReportReader.java
index 5471492..78c987c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microfocus/bdd/JunitReportReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microfocus/bdd/JunitReportReader.java
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public class JunitReportReader implements Iterable<Element>{
 
     public JunitReportReader(InputStream inputStream, String testcaseElementName) throws XMLStreamException {
         XMLInputFactory xmlInputFactory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance();
+        xmlInputFactory.setProperty(XMLInputFactory.IS_SUPPORTING_EXTERNAL_ENTITIES, false);
+        xmlInputFactory.setProperty(XMLInputFactory.SUPPORT_DTD, false);
         reader = xmlInputFactory.createXMLEventReader(inputStream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name());
         this.testcaseElementName = testcaseElementName;
         iterator = new ElementIterator();