diff --git a/app/request.py b/app/request.py
index 17ac034..d222c45 100644
--- a/app/request.py
+++ b/app/request.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from app.models.config import Config
 from datetime import datetime
-import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+from defusedxml import ElementTree as ET
 import random
 import requests
 from requests import Response, ConnectionError
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 05a3872..d6fc75f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ cffi==1.15.0
 chardet==3.0.4
 click==8.0.3
 cryptography==3.3.2
+defusedxml==0.7.1
 Flask==1.1.1
 Flask-Session==0.4.0
 idna==2.9
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7edf18a..1d3c2f3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ include_package_data = True
 install_requires=
     beautifulsoup4
     cryptography
+    defusedxml
     Flask
     Flask-Session
     python-dotenv