Entering a value containing a '$' dollar sign for a page template variable throws IllegalArgumentException

Exact stack trace:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal group reference
at java.util.regex.Matcher.appendReplacement(Matcher.java:561)
at java.util.regex.Matcher.replaceAll(Matcher.java:661)
at java.lang.String.replaceAll(String.java:1663)
at com.atlassian.confluence.pages.templates.DefaultPageTemplateManager.mergeVariables(DefaultPageTemplateManager.java:134)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.AopProxyUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopProxyUtils.java:61)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:116)
at com.atlassian.confluence.util.profiling.SpringProfilingInterceptor.invoke(SpringProfilingInterceptor.java:18)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:138)
at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:56)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:138)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:152)
at $Proxy23.mergeVariables(Unknown Source)
at com.atlassian.confluence.pages.actions.PageVariablesAction.doEnter(PageVariablesAction.java:68)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invokeAction(DefaultActionInvocation.java:302)