Will this type of article help or hinder the case for full disclosure and is Wired acting in an ethical way?
IMO:

I think it will help if anything. It will make your average Joe/Jane User more aware of the problem at hand and maybe he/she might want to help solve some of these problems. The door can swing both ways though...

If you really think about it... those who want to cause trouble won't be looking to wired for reference... They already know where to find all the info they need. Suscribe to a couple of security mailing lists (where vuln reports and exploits are mailed out daily) or they can join an "underground" community or search "underground" sites.

Your average Joe/Jane user can barley run a computer or is just up enough with technology not to fall behind... they aren't these master programmers who know the ins and outs of networking, operating systems, applications and they don't necessarily know which type of attack(s) will have the most impact.

all information should be accessable by everyone.
Thats the way I'm thinking about it. This info can be used for good or bad. Put it out there and hope for the best.

At least you know you'll have job security forver...