diff --git a/src/data_processing/utilities.py b/src/data_processing/utilities.py
index a7caa5c..a0ff448 100644
--- a/src/data_processing/utilities.py
+++ b/src/data_processing/utilities.py
@@ -21,6 +21,28 @@ def download_and_unzip(tar_url, outfile_path):
     with tarfile.open(download_location, 'r:*') as f:
         for file in f.getnames():
             module_logger.info(f'Extracting file: {file}')
-        f.extractall(path=outfile_path)
+        
+        import os
+        
+        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(f, path=outfile_path)