diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Abstract.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Abstract.php
index 0036dff9..2d3c964b 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Abstract.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Abstract.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ abstract class PHPExcel_Reader_Abstract implements PHPExcel_Reader_IReader
 	 */
 	public function securityScan($xml)
 	{
-        $pattern = '/\0?<\0?!\0?E\0?N\0?T\0?I\0?T\0?Y\0?/';
+        $pattern = '/\\0?' . implode('\\0?', str_split('<!DOCTYPE')) . '\\0?/';
         if (preg_match($pattern, $xml)) { 
             throw new PHPExcel_Reader_Exception('Detected use of ENTITY in XML, spreadsheet file load() aborted to prevent XXE/XEE attacks');
         }
diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/HTML.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/HTML.php
index fa762e6b..26cc598c 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/HTML.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/HTML.php
@@ -515,5 +515,20 @@ class PHPExcel_Reader_HTML extends PHPExcel_Reader_Abstract implements PHPExcel_
         return $this;
     }
 
+	/**
+	 * Scan theXML for use of <!ENTITY to prevent XXE/XEE attacks
+	 *
+	 * @param 	string 		$xml
+	 * @throws PHPExcel_Reader_Exception
+	 */
+	public function securityScan($xml)
+	{
+        $pattern = '/\\0?' . implode('\\0?', str_split('<!ENTITY')) . '\\0?/';
+        if (preg_match($pattern, $xml)) { 
+            throw new PHPExcel_Reader_Exception('Detected use of ENTITY in XML, spreadsheet file load() aborted to prevent XXE/XEE attacks');
+        }
+        return $xml;
+    }
+
 }