diff --git a/dna/data.py b/dna/data.py
index 5198805..c31e338 100755
--- a/dna/data.py
+++ b/dna/data.py
@@ -78,7 +78,26 @@ def _extract_tarfile(path):
         members = tar.getmembers()
         if len(members) != 1:
             raise ValueError('Expected tar file with 1 member, but got {}'.format(len(members)))
-        tar.extractall(os.path.dirname(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(tar, os.path.dirname(path))
         extracted_path = os.path.join(dirname, tar.getmembers()[0].name)
 
     return extracted_path