diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 26b5fa272e..06f86a9bda 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "swagger-parser": "3.4.1",
     "tslint": "5.10.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "3.1.4",
-    "xmlhttprequest": "1.5.0"
+    "xmlhttprequest": "1.8.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint --quiet --cache",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index dca53992d8..8807d6209f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10794,9 +10794,9 @@ xmldom@~0.1.22:
   version "0.1.27"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.1.27.tgz#d501f97b3bdb403af8ef9ecc20573187aadac0e9"
 
-xmlhttprequest@1.5.0:
-  version "1.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xmlhttprequest/-/xmlhttprequest-1.5.0.tgz#bbf102b430bca9f6b8451a36e11bfb6355a25560"
+xmlhttprequest@1.8.0:
+  version "1.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xmlhttprequest/-/xmlhttprequest-1.8.0.tgz#67fe075c5c24fef39f9d65f5f7b7fe75171968fc"
 
 "xtend@>=4.0.0 <4.1.0-0", xtend@^4.0.0, xtend@~4.0.0, xtend@~4.0.1:
   version "4.0.1"