diff --git a/examples/flower_classifier/train.py b/examples/flower_classifier/train.py
index 9db15a4..2e5af8e 100644
--- a/examples/flower_classifier/train.py
+++ b/examples/flower_classifier/train.py
@@ -32,7 +32,26 @@ def download_input():
     import tarfile
     print("decompressing flower_photos.tgz to '{}'".format(os.path.abspath("flower_photos")))
     with tarfile.open("flower_photos.tgz") as tar:
-        tar.extractall(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, path="./")
 
 
 @click.command(help="Trains an Keras model on flower_photos dataset."