diff --git a/src/database.py b/src/database.py
index bf092b6..1b9f31a 100755
--- a/src/database.py
+++ b/src/database.py
@@ -53,7 +53,26 @@ def run_download():
 
     logger.info("[2/2] Extracting database...")
     with tarfile.open(download_file_path) as tarball:
-        tarball.extractall(default_database_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(tarball, default_database_path)
 
     os.remove(download_file_path)