diff --git a/scripts/download_data.py b/scripts/download_data.py
index e542913..5b1e053 100644
--- a/scripts/download_data.py
+++ b/scripts/download_data.py
@@ -12,7 +12,29 @@ def download_dataset(data_url):
 
 		print('Extracting', tmp_path)
 		with tarfile.open(tmp_path) as tar:
-			tar.extractall()
+
+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(tar)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':