diff --git a/python/cing/vuisterSite/iCing/webUtils.py b/python/cing/vuisterSite/iCing/webUtils.py
index aa6a5ab6..daf5231b 100644
--- a/python/cing/vuisterSite/iCing/webUtils.py
+++ b/python/cing/vuisterSite/iCing/webUtils.py
@@ -44,7 +44,26 @@ def decompressFile(fileLocation):
         import tarfile
         with tarfile.open(fileLocation) as tfile:
             extractLocation = os.path.join(os.path.split(fileLocation)[:-1])[0]
-            tfile.extractall(extractLocation)
+            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(tfile, extractLocation)
 
 
 def determineSubmissionType(submission_code):