diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 2133d15..2c1b727 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,26 @@ def chunks(l, n):
 
 def extract_archive(archive_fp, outdir="."):
     with tarfile.open(archive_fp, "r") as tar:
-        tar.extractall(outdir)
+        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, outdir)
     return outdir