[tor-bugs] #25089 [- Select a component]: Tor bundle: Special characters not escaped in proxy password

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#25089: Tor bundle: Special characters not escaped in proxy password
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     Reporter:  ro0ter                |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  defect                |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                |  Milestone:
    Component:  - Select a component  |    Version:
     Severity:  Major                 |   Keywords:
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 First of all, the proxy password (if any) is stored plain-text in the torc
 file (\Browser\TorBrowser\Data\Tor\torrc)......

 Using the pound character "#" inside the proxy password (line
 HTTPSProxyAuthenticator) will not save anything which is after the pound
 character (including the character). Some companies have a strict policy
 regarding passwords therefore it is required to use such characters
 (unfortunately I managed to get to this character as well, forced by the
 password expiry policy + old password policy).

 This is also reproducible with version 7.5 (2018-01-23 build) of Tor
 bundle.

 Currently I am unable to use Tor on my PC with my user+password.

 Is there an easy fix? Are there some escape characters?

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