diff --git a/Unzipfiles.py b/Unzipfiles.py
index 69dca89..1fb9cd4 100644
--- a/Unzipfiles.py
+++ b/Unzipfiles.py
@@ -34,7 +34,26 @@ def untar(file_name, folder):
     # opening the tar file in READ mode
     with tarfile.open(file_name) as tar:  
         # extracting all the files
-        tar.extractall(folder)
+        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, folder)
 
 def unzip7(file_name, folder):
     # opening the 7zip file in READ mode