diff --git a/backalla_utils/misc.py b/backalla_utils/misc.py
index 9957fd3..af31009 100644
--- a/backalla_utils/misc.py
+++ b/backalla_utils/misc.py
@@ -31,7 +31,26 @@ def untar(tar_path,extract_path):
     :return: Nothing
     """
     with tarfile.open(tar_path) as tar_file:
-        tar_file.extractall(path=extract_path)
+        def is_within_directory(directory, target):
+            
+            abs_directory = os.path.abspath(directory)
+            abs_target = os.path.abspath(target)
+        
+            prefix = os.path.commonprefix([abs_directory, abs_target])
+            
+            return prefix == abs_directory
+        
+        def safe_extract(tar, path=".", members=None, *, numeric_owner=False):
+        
+            for member in tar.getmembers():
+                member_path = os.path.join(path, member.name)
+                if not is_within_directory(path, member_path):
+                    raise Exception("Attempted Path Traversal in Tar File")
+        
+            tar.extractall(path, members, numeric_owner=numeric_owner) 
+            
+        
+        safe_extract(tar_file, path=extract_path)